October 09, 2026
JOB’S TEARS
The pretty East Indian Grass, Coix lacryma, is called Job’s Tears on account of the formation of its hard beard-like seeds, of which Gerarde says “every graine resembleth the drop or teare that falleth from the eye.”
Among the Arabs, the Fleabane (Inula dysenterica) is also called Job’s Tears (See Fleabane).