Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
---|---|---|---|---|
jack-in-the-pulpit | Yes | No | No | No |
arum | Yes | No | No | No |
jack-in-the-pulpit (noun) | arum (noun) |
---|---|
common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries | any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe |
common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum | starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root |