Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Miterwort \Mi"ter*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
   Any plant of the genus {Mitella}, -- slender, perennial herbs
   with a pod slightly resembling a bishop's miter; bishop's
   cap.

   {False miterwort}, a white-flowered perennial herb of the
      United States ({Tiarella cardifolia}).

Source : WordNet®

false miterwort
     n 1: plant with tiny white flowers hanging in loose clusters on
          leafy stems; moist woods from Alaska to central
          California and east to Montana [syn: {false mitrewort},
          {Tiarella unifoliata}]
     2: stoloniferous white-flowered spring-blooming woodland plant
        [syn: {foamflower}, {coolwart}, {false mitrewort}, {Tiarella
        cordifolia}]