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Etymological dictionary of grasses . H. Trevor Clifford, Peter D.. 2012.
Lacryma-job
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Job's Tears — beads Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
Job — (j[=o]b), n. The hero of the book of that name in the Old Testament; the prototypical patient man. [1913 Webster] {Job s comforter}. (a) A false friend; a tactless or malicious person who, under pretense of sympathy, insinuates rebukes. (b) A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Job's comforter — Job Job (j[=o]b), n. The hero of the book of that name in the Old Testament; the prototypical patient man. [1913 Webster] {Job s comforter}. (a) A false friend; a tactless or malicious person who, under pretense of sympathy, insinuates rebukes.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Job's news — Job Job (j[=o]b), n. The hero of the book of that name in the Old Testament; the prototypical patient man. [1913 Webster] {Job s comforter}. (a) A false friend; a tactless or malicious person who, under pretense of sympathy, insinuates rebukes.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Job's tears — Job Job (j[=o]b), n. The hero of the book of that name in the Old Testament; the prototypical patient man. [1913 Webster] {Job s comforter}. (a) A false friend; a tactless or malicious person who, under pretense of sympathy, insinuates rebukes.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Job's-tears — [jōbz′tirz′] n. [see JOB] a coarse, annual tropical grass (Coix lacryma jobi) which bears hard, beadlike structures (modified leaves) contain edible grains pl.n. the beads, often used ornamentally … English World dictionary
Job'stears — Job s tears pl.n. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)A tropical Asian grass (Coix lacryma jobi) having white beadlike grains. 2. (used with a pl. verb) The grains of this plant, eaten or used as ornamental beads. * * * … Universalium
Job's tears — n.pl. the seeds of a grass, Coix lacryma jobi, used as beads. Etymology: the patriarch Job in the Old Testament * * * noun hard pearly seeds of an Asiatic grass; often used as beads • Hypernyms: ↑seed * * * noun plural Usage: usually capitalized… … Useful english dictionary
Job’s tears — Jobo ašarė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, grūdinis, maistinis, pašarinis, vaistinis augalas (Coix lacryma jobi), paplitęs rytų ir pietryčių Azijoje, naudojamas gėrimams gaminti (iš sėklų verdama arbata).… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
lacryma-jobii — L. lacryma, tear drop; jobi, of Job a Biblical character who experienced much suffering. The bead like bract surrounding the base of each inflorescence unit resembles a teardrop … Etymological dictionary of grasses
