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Supple-jack
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What's The Definition Of Supple-jack?Synonyms | Synonyms for Supple-jack: Related Terms | Find terms related to Supple-jack: See Also | Supple-jack In Webster's Dictionary \Sup"ple-jack`\, n. (Bot.)
(a) A climbing shrub ({Berchemia volubilus}) of the Southern
United States, having a tough and pliable stem.
(b) A somewhat similar tropical American plant ({Paullinia
Curassavica}); also, a walking stick made from its stem.
He was in form and spirit like a supple-jack, . . .
yielding, but tough; though he bent, he never
broke. --W. Irving.
Note: This name is given to various plants of similar habit
in different British colonies.
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