Mī-tel'la, n.

n. [Lat., diminutive of mitra, turban.]

1. (Bot.) A genus of low, slender, perennial plants, having small white or greenish flowers;—so called from the form of the young pod, which resembles a miter. Gray.
2. (Med.) A bandage to support the arm in cases of injury; a sling. Dunglison.