jack-in-the-pulpit (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *jack-in-the-pulpit*:
NOUN	plant	jack-in-the-pulpit, Indian turnip, wake-robin, Arisaema triphyllum, Arisaema atrorubens	common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries
plant	jack-in-the-pulpit, cuckoopint, lords-and-ladies, Arum maculatum	common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix

English > *jack-in-the-pulpit*: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries.
Synonyms	Indian turnip, wake-robin, Arisaema triphyllum, Arisaema atrorubens
Member of	Arisaema, genus Arisaema	tuberous or rhizomatous herbaceous perennials
Broader	arum, aroid	Any plant of the family Araceae
Catalan	arisaema triphyllum

English > *jack-in-the-pulpit*: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaning	Common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum.
Synonyms	cuckoopint, lords-and-ladies, Arum maculatum
Member of	genus Arum	type genus of the Araceae
Parts	arum	starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root
Broader	arum, aroid	Any plant of the family Araceae
Spanish	aro
Catalan	arum maculatum

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