Sup"ple-jack` (?), n. (Bot.)
(a) A climbing shrub (Berchemia volubilus)
of the Southern United States, having a tough and pliable stem.
(b) A somewhat similar tropical American plant
(Paullinia Curassavica); also, a walking stick made from its
stem.
He was in form and spirit like a supple-jack, .
. . yielding, but tough; though he bent, he never broke.
W. Irving.
&fist; This name is given to various plants of similar habit in
different British colonies.
Sup"ple-jack` (?), n. (Bot.)
(a) A climbing shrub (Berchemia volubilus)
of the Southern United States, having a tough and pliable stem.
(b) A somewhat similar tropical American plant
(Paullinia Curassavica); also, a walking stick made from its
stem.
He was in form and spirit like a supple-jack, .
. . yielding, but tough; though he bent, he never broke.
W. Irving.
&fist; This name is given to various plants of similar habit in
different British colonies.
