mitra

noun

mi·​tra

ˈmī‧trə

1

capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Mitridae) of chiefly East Indian marine snails having a slender acutely pointed often brightly colored shell

2

plural -s [New Latin, from Latin]

a

: galea

b

: the thick rounded pileus of various mushroom fungi

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, headband, turban; from the shape of the shell

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