noun
adlay; Job's tears; coixseed
A grain-bearing plant used in health teas and traditional medicine. The katakana spelling ハトムギ is most common.
See also: 数珠玉
ハトムギ茶は健康に良いと言われています。
Adlay tea is said to be good for your health.
This lotion contains Job's tears extract.
Full kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.
数珠玉 is the wild species (Coix lacryma-jobi) with hard, bead-like seeds used for rosaries, while ハトムギ is the cultivated variety grown for food and medicine.
The name ハトムギ (鳩麦) literally means 'pigeon barley', likely from the shape of the seeds. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.