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