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Definition of: jack-in-the-pul-pit
(jak′in·thə·pl′pit) noun
A common American herb (Arisaema triphyllum) of the arum family, growing from a turnip–shaped bulb, with an intensely acrid juice and a curious spike of flowers enclosed in a greenish–purple spathe: also called Indian turnip.
Fruit and flower.
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