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jack-o'-lantern
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jack-o'-lantern, n.
- A large orange-colored luminescent mushroom,
Clitocybe illudens , also classified asOmphalotus olearius . It is poisonous and is sometimes found on hardwood tree stumps. [WordNet 1.5] - a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground; an ignis fatuus; a will-o'-the-wisp [WordNet 1.5]
- A lantern carved from a hollowed-out pumpkin, with holes cut in the rind and so shaped that when it is illuminated by a candle inside, the features of a human face, cat's face, etc. appear in a glowing yellow color. It is used mostly as a decoration at Halloween. [WordNet 1.5]
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