Job's tears

/ˈd͡ʒəʊbz.tɪə(ɹ)z/

noun

A tall grain-bearing perennial tropical plant of the species Coix lacryma-jobi (family Poaceae), native to southeast Asia.

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adlayadlay milletcoix seedgromwell grasstear grass
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Meanings

nounJob's tears pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA tall grain-bearing perennial tropical plant of the species Coix lacryma-jobi (family Poaceae), native to southeast Asia.

    Synonyms: adlay, adlay millet, coix seed, gromwell grass, tear grass

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA tall grain-bearing perennial tropical plant of the species Coix lacryma-jobi (family Poaceae), native to southeast Asia.

Similar
adlayadlay milletcoix seedgromwell grasstear grass
Also see
adlaycoixseed

Translations

Arabic دَمْع أَيُّوب
  • دَمْع أَيُّوب (damʕ ʔayyūb)Coix lacryma-jobi
Catalan llàgrimes de Job
  • llàgrimes de JobCoix lacryma-jobi
Chinese Mandarin 薏苡
  • 薏苡 (yìyǐ)Coix lacryma-jobi
Finnish jobinkyynelheinä
  • jobinkyynelheinäCoix lacryma-jobi
German Hiobsträne, Hiobstränengras
  • HiobsträneCoix lacryma-jobi
  • HiobstränengrasCoix lacryma-jobi
Hawaiian pūʻoheʻohe, ʻoheʻohe
  • pūʻoheʻoheCoix lacryma-jobi
  • ʻoheʻoheCoix lacryma-jobi
Japanese 数珠玉, 薏苡
  • 数珠玉 (juzudama)Coix lacryma-jobi
  • 薏苡 (yokui)Coix lacryma-jobi
Korean 염주, 율무
  • 염주 (yeomju)Coix lacryma-jobi
  • 율무 (yulmu)Coix lacryma-jobi
Malay jelai, enjelai
  • jelaiCoix lacryma-jobi
  • enjelaiCoix lacryma-jobi
Māori tangatanga
  • tangatangaCoix lacryma-jobi
Persian اشک روباه, شال تسبیح
  • اشک روباه (ašk rubâh)Coix lacryma-jobi
  • شال تسبیح (šâl tasbih)Coix lacryma-jobi
Polish łzawnica ogrodowa
  • łzawnica ogrodowaCoix lacryma-jobi
Russian бу́сенник обыкнове́нный, ио́влевы слёзы
  • бу́сенник обыкнове́нный (búsennik obyknovénnyj)Coix lacryma-jobi
  • ио́влевы слёзы (ióvlevy sljózy)Coix lacryma-jobi
Tagalog abukay
  • abukayCoix lacryma-jobi
Thai เดือย
  • เดือย (dʉai)Coix lacryma-jobi
Ukrainian бусеннік звичайний, сльо́зи Іова
  • бусеннік звичайний (busennik zvyčajnyj)Coix lacryma-jobi
  • сльо́зи Іова (slʹózy Iova)Coix lacryma-jobi
Vietnamese bo bo, ý dĩ
  • bo boCoix lacryma-jobi
  • ý dĩCoix lacryma-jobi
  • cườm thảoCoix lacryma-jobi
Cite this entry
APA

Job's tears. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Job's%20tears

MLA

“Job's tears.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Job's%20tears. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Job's tears,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Job's%20tears.

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