WANDERING JEW


Meaning of WANDERING JEW in English

noun

Usage: usually capitalized J

Etymology: after the Wandering Jew, legendary figure condemned to wander the earth until the second coming of Christ for having mocked at Him on His way to the crucifixion

1. : any of several plants of the genera Zebrina and Tradescantia ; especially : either of two trailing or creeping cultivated plants ( Zebrina pendula and Tradescantia fluminensis )

2. dialect Britain

a. : strawberry geranium

b. : kenilworth ivy

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