Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small genus of coarse monœcious grasses, of which one species, C. Lacryma, a native of eastern Asia, is found in gardens under the name of Job's-tears.
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- noun an East Asian grass, Coix lacryma-jobi, sometimes harvested as a cereal
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"People believe these grains can treat hypertension and heart disease," Liu, the vegetable seller, said as he lined up bags of various coarse grains -- millet, sorghum, coix seed and more -- on his stall.
Reuters: Top News 2010
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"I have long wanted to ask you a question coix — ceming your note on Rom. ix.
Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century: Comprizing Biographical Memoirs of William Bowyer ... 1812
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