Jack-in-the-pulpit (Noun)
Meaning 1
Common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
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Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.