JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT


Meaning of JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT in English

Pronunciation: ˌ jak- ə n- th ə - ' pu ̇ l- ˌ pit, -p ə t also - ' p ə l-

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural jack-in-the-pulpits also jacks-in-the-pulpit

Date: 1837

: a No. American spring-flowering woodland herb ( Arisaema triphyllum syn. A. atrorubens ) of the arum family having an upright club-shaped spadix arched over by a green and purple spathe

jack-in-the-pulpit

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.