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    FALSE MITERWORT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Stoloniferous white-flowered spring-blooming woodland plantplay

    Synonyms:

    coolwart; false miterwort; false mitrewort; foamflower; Tiarella cordifolia

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("false miterwort" is a kind of...):

    herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

    Holonyms ("false miterwort" is a member of...):

    genus Tiarella; Tiarella (small genus of North American herbs having mostly basal leaves and slender racemes of delicate white flowers)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Plant with tiny white flowers hanging in loose clusters on leafy stems; moist woods from Alaska to central California and east to Montanaplay

    Synonyms:

    false miterwort; false mitrewort; Tiarella unifoliata

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("false miterwort" is a kind of...):

    wild flower; wildflower (wild or uncultivated flowering plant)

    Holonyms ("false miterwort" is a member of...):

    genus Tiarella; Tiarella (small genus of North American herbs having mostly basal leaves and slender racemes of delicate white flowers)

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