Jacob's-ladder

Jacob's-ladder
/jay"keuhbz lad"euhr/, n.
any of various plants belonging to the genus Polemonium, of the phlox family, esp. P. caeruleum (or P. van-bruntiae), having blue, cup-shaped flowers and paired leaflets in a ladderlike arrangement.
[1725-35]

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