JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT


Meaning of JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT in English

/jak"in dheuh pool"pit, -pul"-/ , n. , pl. jack-in-the-pulpits .

A North American plant, Arisaema triphyllum, of the arum family, having an upright spadix arched over by a green or striped purplish-brown spathe.

[ 1840-50, Amer. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .