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   Jacob's ladder

   /ˌdʒeɪkəbz ˈladə/

   noun

   • 1. a herbaceous Eurasian plant with blue or white flowers and slender pointed leaves, rows of which are said to resemble a ladder.
   • 2. a rope ladder with wooden rungs.

   Word Origin mid 18th century: with biblical allusion to Jacob's dream of a ladder reaching to heaven (Gen. 28:12).

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