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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural A tropical Asian grass (Coix lacryma-jobi) having white beadlike grains.
- noun plural The grains of this plant, eaten or used as ornamental beads.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A species of grass, Coix Lacryma, or the beads made of its fruit.
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- noun
coix
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- noun hard pearly seeds of an Asiatic grass; often used as beads
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bilby commented on the word Job's tears
A.k.a. coix seed.
May 11, 2012