Job's tears

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Job's tears

/ˈd͡ʒəʊbz.tɪə(ɹ)z/

noun

plural, plural only A tall grain-bearing perennial tropical plant of the species Coix lacryma-jobi (family Poaceae), native to southeast Asia.
Similar: adlay, adlay millet, coix seed, gromwell grass, tear grass

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noun Coix lacryma-jobi

한국어	염주 yeomju, 율무 yulmu
日本語	数珠玉 juzudama, 薏苡 yokui
中文	薏苡 yìyǐ
Deutsch	Hiobsträne, Hiobstränengras
Русский	бу́сенник обыкнове́нный búsennik obyknovénnyj, ио́влевы слёзы ióvlevy sljózy
Tiếng Việt	bo bo, ý dĩ, cườm thảo
العربية	دَمْع أَيُّوب damʕ ʔayyūb

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@misc{job_s_tears_2026,
  title = {Job's tears},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/job's%20tears},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}