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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sup•ple•jack (sup′əl jak′),USA pronunciation n. - a strong, pliant cane or walking stick.
- Plant Biologyany of various climbing shrubs with strong stems suitable for making walking sticks.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: supplejack /ˈsʌpəlˌdʒæk/ n - a North American twining rhamnaceous woody vine, Berchemia scandens, that has greenish-white flowers and purple fruits
- a liliaceous plant of New Zealand, Ripogonum scandens, having tough climbing vines
- a tropical American woody sapindaceous vine, Paullinia curassavica, having strong supple wood
- any of various other vines with strong supple stems
- US a walking stick made from the wood of Paullinia curassavica
Etymology: 18th Century: from supple + jack1 |