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jack-in-the-pulpit
noun
jack-in-the-pul·pit
ˌjak-ən-t͟hə-ˈpu̇l-ˌpit 
-pət,
also -ˈpəl-
plural jack-in-the-pulpits also jacks-in-the-pulpit
: a North American spring-flowering woodland herb (Arisaema triphyllum synonym A. atrorubens) of the arum family having an upright club-shaped spadix arched over by a green and purple spathe
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In his obituary and appreciation of the artist, published a day after her death on March 6, 1986, Milwaukee Journal art critic James Auer reported that one of O'Keeffe's local art teachers taught her to look closely at a jack-in-the-pulpit.
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Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 29 May 2024
One example slated for the garden is the jack-in-the-pulpit, a plant with green and maroon striped flowers and red berries.
—Alyson Krueger, New York Times, 1 June 2023
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Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 29 May 2024
One example slated for the garden is the jack-in-the-pulpit, a plant with green and maroon striped flowers and red berries.
—Alyson Krueger, New York Times, 1 June 2023
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“Jack-in-the-pulpit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jack-in-the-pulpit. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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