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sup·ple·jack
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌjak\ noun
Etymology: supple (I) + Jack, proper name
1. : any of various woody climbers having tough pliant stems: as
a. : a tall-climbing glabrous woody vine (Berchemia scandens) of the southern and central U.S. — called also rattan vine
b. : any of various tropical American plants of the genera Paullinia and Serjania from some of which canes are made
c.
(1) : a small glabrous Australian tree (Ventilago viminalis) of the family Rhamnaceae with flexible sometimes twining branches
(2) : an Australian clematis (Clematis aristata)
d. : a lawyer (Rubus australis)
2. : a cane made from the stem of a supplejack
II. noun
Etymology: supple + Jack, proper name
: jumping jack |