jack-a-lantern

A form of jack-o'-lantern — A carved pumpkin whose top and stem have been cut out and interior removed, leaving a hollow shell that is then decorated to represent a face, illuminated from within by a candle. It is a symbol of Halloween.

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jack-o-lantern fungusjack-o-lanternOmphalotus illudens
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Meanings

nounjack-a-lantern (plural jack-a-lanterns)

plural jack-a-lanterns

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of jack-o'-lantern.

    Unhappily, or happily, we are unprovided with a jack-a-lantern.

    1857, John Sullivan Dwight, Dwight's Journal of Music

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent

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jack-o-lantern fungusjack-o-lanternOmphalotus illudens
Broader
agaric

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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