What is "bishop's cap"

Bishop's cap \Bish"op's cap`\ (Bot.) A plant of the genus Mitella; miterwort.
--Longfellow.

n. The plant miterwort.

n. any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter [syn: miterwort, mitrewort]

Bishop's cap is a common name for several plants and may refer to:

• Epimedium, a genus in the Berberidaceae family native to Eurasia
• Mitella, a genus in the Ranunculaceae family native to North America and Asia