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jack in or into
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jack-in-the-pulpit

jack-in-the-pul·pit


noun 
Definition:
 
N American plant: a woodland plant with tiny flowers in a thick spike surrounded by a sheath. Native to: eastern North America.  Latin name Arisaema triphyllum.

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