jack-in-the-pulpit

Noun
  1. Common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries (synset 111804966)
    is a type of: aroid, arum - any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe
    belongs to: arisaema, genus arisaema - tuberous or rhizomatous herbaceous perennials
    same as: arisaema atrorubens, arisaema triphyllum, indian turnip, wake-robin
  2. Common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix;
    Emerges in early spring;
    Source of a starch called arum (synset 111800617)
    is a type of: aroid, arum - any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe
    belongs to: genus arum - type genus of the Araceae: tuberous perennial herbs of Europe and Asia with usually heart-shaped leaves
    has: arum - starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root
    same as: arum maculatum, cuckoopint, lords-and-ladies

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