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| Ja·cob's lad·der (plural Ja·cob's lad·ders) |
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1. N American plant: a wild or garden plant with leaves divided into several leaflets in an arrangement similar to a ladder. Flowers: blue, white. Native to: North America. Genus Polemonium.
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2. rope ladder: a ladder, used especially on ships, whose rungs are held together by ropes or chains, thus allowing it to be rolled up and stored in a small space
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| [< Jacob's vision of a ladder reaching to heaven in the Bible (Genesis 28:12)] |
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