[jak-in-th
uh-pool-pit, -puhl-] 
| A North American plant, Arisaema triphyllum, of the arum family, having an upright spadix arched over by a green or striped purplish-brown spathe. |
| jack-in-the-pul·pit (jāk'ĭn-thə-pŏŏl'pĭt, -pŭl'-) n. pl. jack-in-the-pulpits An eastern North American tuberous herb (Arisaema triphyllum) having a striped, leaflike spathe with a bent blade and three-lobed leaves. Also called regionally Indian turnip. |