About The Word Jack-o-lantern

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Jack-o-lantern

Jack-o-lantern Meaning & Definition
Jack-o-lantern Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Jack-o-lantern?

[n] lantern carved from a pumpkin
[n] a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground
[n] a large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent

Synonyms | Synonyms for Jack-o-lantern: friar's lantern | ignis fatuus | jack-a-lantern | jack-o-lantern fungus | Omphalotus illudens | will-o'-the-wisp

Related Terms | Find terms related to Jack-o-lantern:

See Also | agaric | genus Omphalotus | lantern | light | Omphalotus | visible light | visible radiation

Jack-o-lantern In Webster's Dictionary

\Jack"-o'-lan`tern\, n. See {Jack-with-a-lantern}, under 2d {Jack}.

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