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a) A woodland plant of northern Europe, Arum maculatum.b) A plant in the northeastern North America, Arisaema triphyllum.
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Jack in the pulpit — can refer to: Woodland plants: * Jack in the pulpit, Arum maculatum , of temperate northern Europe * Jack in the pulpit, Arisaema triphyllum , of northeastern North AmericaOther: * Jack in the pulpit, game Cat s cradle … Wikipedia
jack-in-the-pulpit — n. 1. A common American spring flowering woodland herb ({Aris[ae]ma triphyllum}) having sheathing leaves and an upright club shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries; also called {Indian turnip}. Syn:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jack-in-the-pulpit — ☆ jack in the pulpit [jak′in thəpool′pit ] n. pl. jack in the pulpits [also J ] an American plant ( Arisaema triphyllum) of the arum family, with a flower spike partly arched over by a hoodlike covering … English World dictionary
jack-in-the-pulpit — /jak in dheuh pool pit, pul /, n., pl. jack in the pulpits. A North American plant, Arisaema triphyllum, of the arum family, having an upright spadix arched over by a green or striped purplish brown spathe. [1840 50, Amer.] * * * North American… … Universalium
jack-in-the-pulpit — trilapis žingis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Aroninių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Arisaema triphyllum), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Arisaema triphyllum angl. Indian turnip; jack in the pulpit pranc. petit… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
jack-in-the-pulpit — jack′ in the pul′pit n. pl. pul•pits pln any North American plant of the genus Arisaema, of the arum family, having an upright spadix arched over by a spathe • Etymology: 1840–50, amer … From formal English to slang
jack-in-the-pulpit — noun (plural jack in the pulpits; also jacks in the pulpit) Date: 1837 a North American spring flowering woodland herb (Arisaema triphyllum syn. A. atrorubens) of the arum family having an upright club shaped spadix arched over by a green and… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Jack-in-the-pulpit — noun 1》 another term for cuckoo pint. 2》 a North American arum with a green or purple brown spathe. [Arisaema triphyllum.] Origin C19: so named because the erect spadix overarched by the spathe resembles a person in a pulpit … English new terms dictionary
jack-in-the-pulpit — noun 1. common American spring flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries • Syn: ↑Indian turnip, ↑wake robin, ↑Arisaema triphyllum,… … Useful english dictionary
jacks-in-the-pulpit — plural of jack in the pulpit … Useful english dictionary
