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aroid vs jack-in-the-pulpit

jack-in-the-pulpit vs aroid

aroid and jack-in-the-pulpit both are nouns.

aroid is an adjective but jack-in-the-pulpit is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
aroid Yes Yes No No
jack-in-the-pulpit Yes No No No
As nouns, jack-in-the-pulpit is a hyponym of aroid; that is, jack-in-the-pulpit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than aroid:
  • aroid: any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe
  • jack-in-the-pulpit: common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum
aroid (noun) jack-in-the-pulpit (noun)
any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries
common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum
aroid (adjective) jack-in-the-pulpit (adjective)
relating to a plant of the family Araceae
Difference between aroid and jack-in-the-pulpit

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