noun
Job's tears; coixseed; adlay
A tropical grass whose hard, bead-like seeds are used for rosaries, jewelry, and traditional medicine.
ジュズダマの実は数珠を作るのに使われる。
The seeds of Job's tears are used to make rosaries.
庭にジュズダマが生えている。
Job's tears are growing in the garden.
The name 数珠玉 (juzudama) literally means 'rosary bead', referring to the hard, bead-like seeds. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.