Job's tears
/ˈd͡ʒəʊbz.tɪə(ɹ)z/
Job's tears noun: a tall grain-bearing perennial tropical plant of the species Coix lacryma-jobi (family Poaceae), native to southeast Asia.
Noun
Job's tears pl (plural only)
Job's tears meaning in Tagalog, Arabic, Malay and Persian
Job's tears in Tagalog
- Coix lacryma-jobi
- abukay
Job's tears in Arabic
- Coix lacryma-jobi
- دَمْع أَيُّوب damʕ ʔayyūb
Job's tears in Malay
- Coix lacryma-jobi
- jelai, enjelai
Job's tears in Persian
- Coix lacryma-jobi
- اشک روباه ašk rubâh, شال تسبیح šâl tasbih
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- Job's tears in Thai
- เดือย dʉai
- Job's tears in Vietnamese
- bo bo, ý dĩ, cườm thảo
- Job's tears in Myanmar
- ကျိတ်ပင် kyitpang
Synonyms of Job's tears
- adlay
- adlay millet
- coix seed
- gromwell grass
- tear grass
Questions about Job's tears
- What does Job's tears mean?
- Job's tears means a tall grain-bearing perennial tropical plant of the species Coix lacryma-jobi (family Poaceae), native to southeast Asia.
- What is Job's tears in Tagalog?
- Job's tears in Tagalog is abukay. See Job's tears meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is Job's tears?
- Job's tears is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Job's tears?
- Job's tears is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒəʊbz.tɪə(ɹ)z/.
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