JOB'S TEARS


Meaning of JOB'S TEARS in English

Function: noun plural

Date: 1597

1 : hard usually pearly white seeds of a tropical southeast Asian grass ( Coix lacryma-jobi ) often used as beads

2 singular in construction : the grass producing Job's tears

Job's tears

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.