jack-in-the-pulpit

jac·kint·he·pulpit

uncommon

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

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2.

common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum

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Broader terms

arum

Parts

Part of

arum

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Grammar

noun
singular	jack-in-the-pulpit
plural	jack-in-the-pulpits

Nearby words

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