Jack-in-the-pulpit Definition
jăkĭn-thə-po͝olpĭt, -pŭl-
jack-in-the-pulpit
noun
An American plant (Arisaema triphyllum) of the arum family, with a flower spike partly arched over by a hoodlike covering.
Webster's New World
(games) Cat's cradle.
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jack-in-the-pulpit
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jacks-in-the-pulpitOrigin of Jack-in-the-pulpit
From the resemblance of the inflorescence to a person standing in a pulpit
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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