transitive verb. : to tap sharply especially : to practice percussion on.

: a rapid pulsation especially : an abnormally rapid or irregular beating of the heart (such as that caused by panic, arrhythmia, or strenuous physical exercise) Synonyms Example Sentences Learn More about palpitation.

Heart palpitations (pal-pih-TAY-shuns) are feelings of having a fast-beating, fluttering or pounding heart. Stress, exercise, medication or, rarely, a medical condition can trigger them.

In this page you can discover 29 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for palpitation, like: throbbing, tremble, throb, pulsation, repetition, beat, sounds, shaking, shakiness, trembling and quiver.

transitive verb. : to examine by touch especially medically.

1 : an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service. 2a : the preaching profession.

It is typically used by lay people to read the scripture lessons (except for the Gospel lesson), to lead the congregation in prayer, and to make announcements. Because the epistle lesson is usually read from the lectern, the lectern side of the church is sometimes called the epistle side.

In this page you can discover 23 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for pulpit, like: ecclesiastics, rostrum, ambo, reading desk, lady chapel, clergy, ministry, platform, priesthood, lectern and stage.

Etymology. Jack-in-the-Pulpit is a very appropriate name for this unusual wildflower. “Jack” refers the light-green spadix which sits in a darker green spathe. The spathe looks like an old fashioned pulpit, that curls around the spadix forming an overhanging baffle.

The tales you may have heard about the toxicity of Jack-in-the-pulpits are true: they are indeed poisonous. The plant’s leaves, berries, and corms contain calcium oxalate, which is a chemical compound that takes the form of tiny crystalline structures.

Jack in the Pulpit root can be made into a poultice and used to treat headaches and various skin diseases. The best use of this plant is in a shade, native plant, woodland or rain garden. But if you find them in the wild please leave them undisturbed as they are rare.

How Does Jack-in-the-Pulpit Reproduce? As mentioned, jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) reproduces both vegetatively and sexually. During vegetative propagation cormlets, lateral buds, rise from the parent corm to form new plants.

Deer eat the roots, while wood thrush, turkeys, and other wild birds eat the berries, which are a particular favorite of ring-neck pheasants. None of these animals seems willing to snack on the Jack-in-the-pulpits growing beneath the wild rose hedge along our driveway; it seems the thick brambles keep them protected.

Woodland Curiosity

The Jack-in-the-pulpit is poisonous for both cats and dogs. Typical symptoms include difficulty drooling, swallowing, excessive drooling, inappetance, oral irritation, pain and swelling of mouth, tongue and lips, oral pain, and vomiting.

Jack-in-the-pulpit, deer resistant, shade.

It is a large, cylindrical, hooded flower, green in color with brown stripes. Distinctive “Jack-in-the-pulpit” formation grows beneath large leaves. In late summer, a cluster of bright red berries appears. Some authorities recognize one species, and others three, based on minor differences in leaves, spathe, and size.

The Jack-in-the-Pulpit Vase is the most desired and rare flower form vase that Tiffany Studios produced. It was fabricated of peacock blue Favrile glass, consisting of tones ranging from blue to purple with an iridescent gold wash.

Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) is a unique plant with an interesting growth habit. The structure that most people call the jack-in-the-pulpit flower is actually a tall stalk, or spadix, inside a hooded cup, or spathe. The true flowers are the tiny, green or yellow-tinged dots that line the spadix.

Fascinatingly beautiful Jack-in-the-pulpit naturalizes in small clusters as an accent plant in shade and woodland gardens….Jack-in-the-Pulpit.

The inflorescences are shaped irregularly and grow to a length of up to 8 cm. They are greenish-yellow or sometimes fully green with purple or brownish stripes. The spathe, known in this plant as “the pulpit” wraps around and covers over and contain a spadix (“Jack”), covered with tiny flowers of both sexes.

Inside the column is the spadix that stands like a solitary column with a rounded top. That’s “Jack,” which is classified as a spadix. The flower splathe can range from pale green to dark green and some have maroon and greenish stripes. The entire plant usually grows from 1-3 feet tall.

Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) seeds can be sown directly outdoors or started indoors. Harvest the cluster of berries as soon as they turn red in late summer. Plant seeds ½ inch deep in a moist, shaded location. Jack-in-the-pulpit seeds can also be started indoors.

Propagate by Division

1. Prepare soil in a shaded or partially shaded planting site in the fall.
2. Dig carefully around the jack-in-the-pulpit’s root mass in the fall after the leaves die back.
3. Transplant the jack-in-the-pulpit offsets into the prepared soil.

Most growers keep jack in the pulpit seedlings indoors for about two years prior to transplanting outdoors. Once the seedlings are ready, amend a shaded area of soil with plenty of compost and leaf mold then transplant the plants. Water in well and keep consistently damp.

Transplant the jack-in-the-pulpit offsets into the prepared soil. Dig a hole as deep as and slightly wider than the tuber. Place the tuber in the hole and cover the tuber with soil. Press the soil down around the tuber and water thoroughly.

Folks here in Devon call the them Lords and Ladies; back in America I knew a similar plant as Jack in the Pulpit; other names include Angels and Devils, Bobbins, Wake Robin, and Naked Boys. They are extraordinary little presences, bustling through the leaf mulch with purpose, spirit, and vitality.