"black jack" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: black jacks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} black jack (countable and uncountable, plural black jacks)
  1. Alternative spelling of blackjack Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: blackjack
    Sense id: en-black_jack-en-noun-Z-GYqQhj Categories (other): Coreopsideae tribe plants, Oaks Disambiguation of Coreopsideae tribe plants: 19 4 32 10 29 8 Disambiguation of Oaks: 18 23 11 19 17 11
  2. A gamefish of species Caranx lugubris. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-black_jack-en-noun-MY~naOAC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Jackfish, Oaks, Sawflies and wood wasps Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 15 14 29 34 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 19 26 23 28 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 20 17 29 31 1 Disambiguation of Jackfish: 2 32 16 19 30 2 Disambiguation of Oaks: 18 23 11 19 17 11 Disambiguation of Sawflies and wood wasps: 1 23 15 31 28 1
  3. A beggartick (Bidens spp., family of Asteraceae) Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-black_jack-en-noun-52zL5y15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Coreopsideae tribe plants, Jackfish, Oaks, Sawflies and wood wasps Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 15 14 29 34 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 19 26 23 28 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 20 17 29 31 1 Disambiguation of Coreopsideae tribe plants: 19 4 32 10 29 8 Disambiguation of Jackfish: 2 32 16 19 30 2 Disambiguation of Oaks: 18 23 11 19 17 11 Disambiguation of Sawflies and wood wasps: 1 23 15 31 28 1
  4. (obsolete) The larva of a turnip sawfly (Athalia rosae) Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Synonyms: black canker, black palmer, nigger
    Sense id: en-black_jack-en-noun-UPaxdMJu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Jackfish, Oaks, Sawflies and wood wasps Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 15 14 29 34 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 19 26 23 28 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 20 17 29 31 1 Disambiguation of Jackfish: 2 32 16 19 30 2 Disambiguation of Oaks: 18 23 11 19 17 11 Disambiguation of Sawflies and wood wasps: 1 23 15 31 28 1
  5. (mining, mineralogy) Sphalerite. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-black_jack-en-noun-YGJE2I4p Categories (other): Minerals, Mining, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Coreopsideae tribe plants, Jackfish, Oaks, Sawflies and wood wasps Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 15 14 29 34 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 19 26 23 28 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 20 17 29 31 1 Disambiguation of Coreopsideae tribe plants: 19 4 32 10 29 8 Disambiguation of Jackfish: 2 32 16 19 30 2 Disambiguation of Oaks: 18 23 11 19 17 11 Disambiguation of Sawflies and wood wasps: 1 23 15 31 28 1 Topics: business, chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, mining, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, jack. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-black_jack-en-noun-8PSMfO4y Categories (other): Oaks Disambiguation of Oaks: 18 23 11 19 17 11

Inflected forms

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