jacob's ladder

Jacob's ladder

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Definitions of jacob's ladder words

noun jacob's ladder any of various plants belonging to the genus Polemonium, of the phlox family, especially P. caeruleum (or P. van-bruntiae), having blue, cup-shaped flowers and paired leaflets in a ladderlike arrangement. 1
noun jacob's ladder the ladder reaching up to heaven that Jacob saw in a dream (Genesis 28:12–17) 0
noun jacob's ladder a ladder made of wooden or metal steps supported by ropes or chains 0
noun jacob's ladder a North American polemoniaceous plant, Polemonium caeruleum, with blue flowers and a ladder-like arrangement of leaves 0
noun jacob's ladder any of several similar or related plants 0
noun jacob's ladder the ladder from earth to heaven that Jacob saw in a dream: Gen. 28:12 0

before 1725

One of the 49% newest English words

First recorded in 1725-35

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