Jack-in-the-pulpit

Jack-in-the-pulpit

See also: jack-in-the-pulpit

English

Alternative forms

• jack-in-the-pulpit

Noun

Jack-in-the-pulpit (plural Jack-in-the-pulpits or Jacks-in-the-pulpit)

1. A plant in the northeastern North America, Arisaema triphyllum.

   Synonym: Indian turnip

2. Any plant in the genus Arisaema.

   Synonyms: cobra lily, jack, Jack

3. A woodland plant of northern Europe, Arum maculatum.

   Synonym: snakeshead, lords-and-ladies

4. (games) Cat's cradle.

Translations

Arum maculatum

Finnish: aaroninsauva (fi) German: gefleckter Aronstab m Romanian: rodul-pământului (ro) n Russian: аро́нник пятни́стый m (arónnik pjatnístyj) Scottish Gaelic: cluas-chaoin m Swedish: fläckig munkhätta c Welsh: pidyn y gog m

Arisaema triphyllum

Navajo: niłtsínii

Arisaema gen. et spp.

Bulgarian: аризе́ма f (arizéma) Danish: please add this translation if you can Finnish: kärsäkalla (fi) German: Kobralilie f, Feuerkolben m Russian: аризе́ма f (arizéma), однопокровница f (odnopokrovnica) Swedish: kobrakalla c

cat's cradle — see cat's cradle