Found 3 hits - Term: wandering jew, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
jew \jew\ j=u or judd; 277, n. of. juis, pl., f. juif, l.
judaeus, gr. 'ioydai^os, fr. 'ioydai`a the country of the
jews, judea, fr. heb. ye^h=ud=ah judah, son of jacob.
cf. judaic.
1. originally, one belonging to the tribe or kingdom of
judah; after the return from the babylonish captivity, any
member of the new state; a hebrew; an israelite.
1913 webster
2. an adherent of judaism.
pjc
jew's frankincense, gum styrax, or benzoin.
jew's mallow bot., an annual herb corchorus olitorius
cultivated in syria and egypt as a pot herb, and in india
for its fiber.
jew's pitch, asphaltum; bitumen.
the wandering jew, an imaginary personage, who, for his
cruelty to christ during his passion, is doomed to wander
on the earth till christ's second coming.
wandering jew, any of several house plants of the genera
zebrina and tradescantia having white-striped leaves,
especially the creeping plants zebrina pendula and
tradescantia fluminensis.
1913 webster +pjc
see also:
judaic jew's frankincense jew's mallow corchorus olitorius jew's pitch the wandering jew
wandering jew zebrina tradescantia zebrina pendula tradescantia fluminensis
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
wandering \wan"dering\,
a. n. from wander, v.
1913 webster
wandering albatross zool., the great white albatross. see
illust. of albatross.
wandering cell physiol., an animal cell which possesses
the power of spontaneous movement, as one of the white
corpuscles of the blood.
wandering jew bot., any one of several creeping species
of tradescantia, which have alternate, pointed leaves,
and a soft, herbaceous stem which roots freely at the
joints. they are commonly cultivated in hanging baskets,
window boxes, etc.
wandering kidney med., a morbid condition in which one
kidney, or, rarely, both kidneys, can be moved in certain
directions; -- called also floating kidney, movable
kidney.
wandering liver med., a morbid condition of the liver,
similar to wandering kidney.
wandering mouse zool., the whitefooted, or deer, mouse.
see illust. of mouse.
wandering spider zool., any one of a tribe of spiders
that wander about in search of their prey.
1913 webster
see also:
wander wandering albatross albatross wandering cell wandering jew tradescantia
wandering kidney floating kidney movable kidney wandering liver wandering mouse
mouse wandering spider
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
wandering jew
n : a legendary jew condemned to roam the world for mocking
jesus at the crucifixion
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