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JACOB'S LADDER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps
Synonyms:
jack ladder; Jacob's ladder; pilot ladder
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("Jacob's ladder" is a kind of...):
ladder (steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down)
Domain category:
navigation; sailing; seafaring (the work of a sailor)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers
Synonyms:
charity; Greek valerian; Jacob's ladder; Polemonium caeruleum; Polemonium van-bruntiae; Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Jacob's ladder" is a kind of...):
polemonium (any plant of the genus Polemonium; most are low-growing often foul-smelling plants of temperate to Arctic regions)
