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
• Japanese: 天南星 (tennanshou)
• Russian: аризе́ма f (arizéma), однопокровница f (odnopokrovnica)
• Swedish: kobrakalla c

cat's cradle — see cat's cradle