Meaning & use
Adlay
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A tall Asian cereal grass, also called Job's tears, cultivated for its starchy, edible grain.
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Farmers in parts of Southeast Asia grow adlay as a nutritious substitute for rice.
Adlay grain is often ground into flour or brewed into a mild, nutty tea.
A note on using this word
Adlay is the cultivated variety of Coix lacryma-jobi, prized for its larger, softer seeds compared to the wild grass, whose hard beads are traditionally strung as jewelry.
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Job's tears
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