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Job's Tears (Coix lacryma-jobi)

Job's Tears

Job's Tears (Coix lacryma-jobi), also known as Bead Seeds or Juno's Tears, is a tall, grain-bearing grass native to Southeast Asia. It produces hard, tear-shaped, pearly-white seeds that are used as beads for jewelry and rosaries, and the grain is edible.

Job's Tears

Job's Tears

Job's Tears

Job's Tears

Taxonomic Details

Family:	Poaceae (poh-AY-see-ee)
Genus:	Coix (KOH-iks)
Species:	lacryma-jobi (LAK-ry-muh JOB-ee)

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