Jack-in-the-pulpit Definition

jăkĭn-thə-po͝olpĭt, -pŭl-
jack-in-the-pulpit
noun
An American plant (Arisaema triphyllum) of the arum family, with a flower spike partly arched over by a hoodlike covering.
Webster's New World
(games) Cat's cradle.
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Singular:
jack-in-the-pulpit
Plural:
jacks-in-the-pulpit

Origin of Jack-in-the-pulpit

  • From the resemblance of the inflorescence to a person standing in a pulpit

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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