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jack-in-the-pulpit

(-po̵olpit)

noun pl. jack-in-the-pulpits

an American plant (Arisaema triphyllum) of the arum family, with a flower spike partly arched over by a hoodlike covering

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noun pl. jack-in-the-pulpits jack-in-the-pulpits
An eastern North American tuberous herb (Arisaema triphyllum) having a striped, leaflike spathe with a bent blade and three-lobed leaves. Also called regionally Indian turnip.

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