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JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum
Synonyms:
Arum maculatum; cuckoopint; jack-in-the-pulpit; lords-and-ladies
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("jack-in-the-pulpit" is a kind of...):
aroid; arum (any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe)
Meronyms (parts of "jack-in-the-pulpit"):
arum (starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root)
Holonyms ("jack-in-the-pulpit" is a member of...):
genus Arum (type genus of the Araceae: tuberous perennial herbs of Europe and Asia with usually heart-shaped leaves)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries
Synonyms:
Arisaema atrorubens; Arisaema triphyllum; Indian turnip; jack-in-the-pulpit; wake-robin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("jack-in-the-pulpit" is a kind of...):
aroid; arum (any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe)
Holonyms ("jack-in-the-pulpit" is a member of...):
Arisaema; genus Arisaema (tuberous or rhizomatous herbaceous perennials)