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  • 21Jack-in-the-pulpit — noun 1》 another term for cuckoo pint. 2》 a North American arum with a green or purple brown spathe. [Arisaema triphyllum.] Origin C19: so named because the erect spadix overarched by the spathe resembles a person in a pulpit …

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  • 27jack-in-the-pulpit — jack′ in the pul′pit n. pl. pul•pits pln any North American plant of the genus Arisaema, of the arum family, having an upright spadix arched over by a spathe • Etymology: 1840–50, amer …

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  • 28Jack in the pulpit — noun a) A woodland plant of northern Europe, Arum maculatum. b) A plant in the northeastern North America, Arisaema triphyllum …

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  • 29Pulpit — A pulpit (from Latin pulpitum scaffold , platform , stage ) is a small elevated platform where a member of the clergy stands in order to read the Gospel lesson and deliver a sermon.In many Christian churches, there are two speakers who stand at… …

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  • 30pulpit — pulpital, adj. pulpitless, adj. /pool pit, pul /, n. 1. a platform or raised structure in a church, from which the sermon is delivered or the service is conducted. 2. the pulpit, a. the clerical profession; the ministry. b. members of the clergy… …

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