Indian turnip

Indian turnip
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
Hypernyms: ↑arum, ↑aroid
Member Holonyms: ↑Arisaema, ↑genus Arisaema

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noun
Usage: usually capitalized I
Etymology: indian (II) 2
1.
b. : the acrid root of the jack-in-the-pulpit

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1. the jack-in-the-pulpit.
2. its root.
[1800-10, Amer.]

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Indian turnip noun
An American araceous plant with a starchy tuber
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Main Entry:Indian

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Indian turnip,
1. = jack-in-the-pulpit. (Cf.jack-in-the-pulpit)
2. its root.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Indian turnip — Indian In di*an (?; 277), a. [From India, and this fr. Indus, the name of a river in Asia, L. Indus, Gr. ?, OPers. Hindu, name of the land on the Indus, Skr. sindhu river, the Indus. Cf. {Hindu}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to India… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Indian turnip — ☆ Indian turnip n. the jack in the pulpit or its root …   English World dictionary

  • Indian turnip — jack in the pulpit jack in the pulpit n. 1. A common American spring flowering woodland herb ({Aris[ae]ma triphyllum}) having sheathing leaves and an upright club shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Indian-turnip — valgomoji duonšaknė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos daržovinis augalas (Pediomelum esculentum), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Pediomelum esculentum angl. breadroot; Indian turnip; large Indian breadroot;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Indian-turnip — trilapis žingis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Aroninių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Arisaema triphyllum), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Arisaema triphyllum angl. Indian turnip; jack in the pulpit pranc. petit… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Indian turnip — 1. the jack in the pulpit. 2. its root. [1800 10, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • Indian — In di*an (?; 277), a. [From India, and this fr. Indus, the name of a river in Asia, L. Indus, Gr. ?, OPers. Hindu, name of the land on the Indus, Skr. sindhu river, the Indus. Cf. {Hindu}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to India proper; also …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Indian — In di*an (?; 277), a. [From India, and this fr. Indus, the name of a river in Asia, L. Indus, Gr. ?, OPers. Hindu, name of the land on the Indus, Skr. sindhu river, the Indus. Cf. {Hindu}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to India proper; also …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Indian bean — Indian In di*an (?; 277), a. [From India, and this fr. Indus, the name of a river in Asia, L. Indus, Gr. ?, OPers. Hindu, name of the land on the Indus, Skr. sindhu river, the Indus. Cf. {Hindu}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to India… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Indian berry — Indian In di*an (?; 277), a. [From India, and this fr. Indus, the name of a river in Asia, L. Indus, Gr. ?, OPers. Hindu, name of the land on the Indus, Skr. sindhu river, the Indus. Cf. {Hindu}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to India… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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