jack-in-the-pulpit
Definition of jack-in-the-pulpit
n.
1.
A
common
American
spring-flowering
woodland
herb
(
Arisæma
triphyllum
)
having
sheathing
leaves
and
an
upright
club-shaped
spadix
with
overarching
green
and
purple
spathe
producing
scarlet
berries
;
also
called
Indian
turnip
.
2.
A
common
European
arum
(
Arum
maculatum
)
with
lanceolate
spathe
and
short
purple
spadix
;
it
emerges
in
early
spring
and
is
a
source
of
a
sagolike
starch
called
arum
.
Related Words
Arisaema
,
Arisaema
atrorubens
,
Arisaema
triphyllum
,
aroid
,
arum
,
genus
Arisaema
,
Indian
turnip
,
wake-robin
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