jack-o'-lantern
noun
jack-o'-lan·tern
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Definition of jack-o'-lantern
1
: a lantern made of a pumpkin usually cut to resemble a human face
2
: a large orangish gill fungus (Omphalotus olearius synonym Clitocybe illudens) that is poisonous and luminescent
3
: ignis fatuus
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jack-o'-lantern
noun
English Language Learners Definition of jack-o'-lantern
: a pumpkin that has had its insides removed and a face cut into it for Halloween
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jack-o'-lantern
noun
jack-o'-lan·tern
| \ ˈja-kə-ˌlan-tərn\
Kids Definition of jack-o'-lantern
: a pumpkin with its insides scooped out and cut to look like a human face