mitra

¹ American  

[mahy-truh] / ˈmaɪ trə /

noun

Botany.

1. the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.

2. a galea.

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Mitra ² American  

[mee-truh] / ˈmi trə /

noun

Hinduism.

1. the Vedic god of justice.

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Etymology

Origin of mitra

1630–40; < Latin: head band; miter

Example Sentences

From London, Gabriele Rossetti sent the exultant summons: Cingi l'elmo, la mitra deponi, O vetusta Signora del mondo: Sorgi, sorgi dal sonno profondo, Io son l'alba del nuovo tuo dì.

From The Liberation of Italy by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn

On the left is Bacchus, crowned with ivy, his head covered with the mitra, a sort of veil of fine texture which descends upon his left shoulder.

From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)

The mitra properly signified the Oriental turban; but as no such head-dress was worn by the Greeks, it is already used by Homer for the girdle of the waist.

From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

Sanscrit : Surya, aryama, mitra, aditya, arka, hamsa : Tschandra, tschandrama, soma, masi.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Humboldt, Alexander von

Gyromitra is from gyro, to turn; mitra, a hat or bonnet.

From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha