jack-o-lantern
- noun
- /ˈdʒæk oʊ ˈlæn.tɚn/
- Specialized
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seta jack-o'-lantern
- The children carved a spooky face into the jack-o-lantern to decorate for Halloween.
Examples
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Researchers study the chemical compounds that cause the jack-o-lantern mushroom to emit light.
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The jack-o-lanterns looked beautiful at night.
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At night, the jack-o-lantern glows faintly, making the forest floor appear enchanted.
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The toxic jack-o-lantern should not be confused with the edible chanterelle, despite their similar color.
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I saw a jack-o-lantern in the woods.
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As the sun set, the jack-o-lantern glowed brightly on the porch, illuminating the trick-or-treaters' path.
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Neighbors admired the intricate designs carved into the jack-o-lantern that lit up during the harvest festival.
Synonyms
A large poisonous mushroom with bright orange caps and glowing gills called the Jack-o'-lantern mushroom
A poisonous mushroom with bright orange caps that grows in woods and fields
A large poisonous mushroom with orange caps that grows in tight groups and gills that glow in the dark
How Poisonous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word jack-o-lantern comes from an old phrase made of jack, o' and lantern, where o' means 'of' and the phrase once meant 'a man with a lantern'. Because this mushroom glows at night and has an orange cap, people thought it looked like a small lantern, so they called it a jack-o-lantern.