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wandering Jews

wandering Jews is the plural of wandering Jew.

Meaning of wandering Jew

Noun

wandering Jew (plural wandering Jews)

  1. Any plant of three species of spiderworts, Tradescantia pallida, Tradescantia fluminensis, and Tradescantia zebrina.
    • GCN needs donations of plants to hang in its windows...Should be plants that like a bright but sunless northern exposure...plants that are happy hanging too; like ivies, wandering jews, spider plants, philodendrons, mother-of-thousands, what have you?? Cuttings O.K., need pots and a sprayer also.1974 April 13, “Untitled”, in Gay Community News, page 3
  2. The plant Saxifraga stolonifera.

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Questions about wandering Jews

What is wandering Jews the plural of?
Wandering Jews is the plural of wandering Jew.

Words near wandering Jews in the dictionary

  1. wanderin'
  2. wandering
  3. wandering albatross
  4. wandering albatrosses
  5. Wandering Jew
  6. wandering Jews
  7. wandering nerve
  8. wandering nerves
  9. wandering off
  10. wandering officer
  11. wandering pennant

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