| 单词 |
mitella |
| 释义 |
‖ mitella|mɪˈtɛlə|
[L. mitella, orig. ‘headband’, dim. of mitra: see mitre.]
1. Surg. A sling for the arm.
1688R. Holme Armoury iii. 434/2 The Mitella is a..Scarf to..carry the Arme in, that is hurt or wounded. 1753Chambers Cycl. Supp. 1855Dunglison Med. Lex.
2. [Adopted as a generic name by J. P. de Tournefort in Institutiones Rei Herbariæ (ed. 3, 1719) I. 241.] A perennial herb of the genus so called, belonging to the family Saxifragaceæ, native to North America and north-east Asia, and bearing racemes of small flowers; usually called mitre-wort.
For the meaning of the name, cf. quot. 1731 and the English synonyms bishop's cap and mitre-wort.
1731Miller Gard. Dict., Mitella (so call'd, of Mitella, Lat. a little Mitre, because the Seed-vessel of this Plant resembles a Bishop's Mitre). Bastard American Sanicle... American Mitella. 1882Harper's Mag. Nov. 853/2 Why should the starry blossom of the fringed mitella seek the snow-flake as its model? |
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