supplejack

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsʌpəlˌdʒæk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(supəl jak′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sup•ple•jack  (supəl jak′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a strong, pliant cane or walking stick.
  2. Plant Biologyany of various climbing shrubs with strong stems suitable for making walking sticks.
  • supple + jack1 1715–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
supplejack /ˈsʌpəlˌdʒæk/ n
  1. a North American twining rhamnaceous woody vine, Berchemia scandens, that has greenish-white flowers and purple fruits
  2. a liliaceous plant of New Zealand, Ripogonum scandens, having tough climbing vines
  3. a tropical American woody sapindaceous vine, Paullinia curassavica, having strong supple wood
  4. any of various other vines with strong supple stems
  5. US a walking stick made from the wood of Paullinia curassavica
Etymology: 18th Century: from supple + jack1

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