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单词 jack-in-the-pulpit
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jack-in-the-pulpit

noun

jack-in-the-pul·​pit ˌjak-ən-t͟hə-ˈpu̇l-ˌpit How to pronounce jack-in-the-pulpit (audio)
-pət,
 also  -ˈpəl-
plural jack-in-the-pulpits also jacks-in-the-pulpit
: a North American spring-flowering woodland herb (Arisaema triphyllum synonym A. atrorubens) of the arum family having an upright club-shaped spadix arched over by a green and purple spathe

Illustration of jack-in-the-pulpit

Illustration of jack-in-the-pulpit

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

jack-in-the-pulpit

noun

jack-in-the-pul·​pit
ˌjak-ən-t͟hə-ˈpu̇l-ˌpit
plural jack-in-the-pulpits or jacks-in-the-pulpit
ˌjak-sən-
: a plant that grows in moist shady woods and has a stalk of tiny yellowish flowers protected by a leaf bent over like a hood
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