jack-in-the-pulpit

noun

jack-in-the-pul·pit | \ ˌjak-ən-t͟hə-ˈpu̇l-ˌpit

, -pət also -ˈpəl-\

plural jack-in-the-pulpits also jacks-in-the-pulpit

Definition of jack-in-the-pulpit

: a North American spring-flowering woodland herb (Arisaema triphyllum synonym A. atrorubens) of the arum family having an upright club-shaped spadix arched over by a green and purple spathe

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jack-in-the-pulpit

noun

jack-in-the-pul·pit | \ ˌjak-ən-t͟hə-ˈpu̇l-ˌpit\

plural jack-in-the-pulpits or jacks-in-the-pulpit\ ˌjak-sən- \

Kids Definition of jack-in-the-pulpit

: a plant that grows in moist shady woods and has a stalk of tiny yellowish flowers protected by a leaf bent over like a hood

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