jack-in-the-pulpit
[ jak-in-th uh-poo l-pit, -puhl- ]
/ ˈdʒæk ɪn ðəˈpʊl pɪt, -ˈpʌl- /
noun, plural jack-in-the-pul·pits.
A North American plant, Arisaema triphyllum, of the arum family, having an upright spadix arched over by a green or striped purplish-brown spathe.
Origin of jack-in-the-pulpit
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
Words nearby jack-in-the-pulpit
jack-by-the-hedge,
jack-go-to-bed-at-noon,
jack-in-office,
jack-in-the-box,
jack-in-the-green,
jack-in-the-pulpit,
jack-o'-lantern,
jack-of-all-trades,
jack-tar,
jack-the-lad,
jack-the-rags
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British Dictionary definitions for jack-in-the-pulpit
jack-in-the-pulpit
noun
an E North American aroid plant, Arisaema triphyllum, having a leaflike spathe partly arched over a clublike spadix
British another name for cuckoopint