Wandering Jew


Wandering Jew

noun

Definition of WANDERING JEW

1
: a Jew of medieval legend condemned by Christ to wander the earth till Christ's second coming
2
not capitalized W : any of several plants (genera Zebrina and Tradescantia) of the spiderwort family; especially : either of two trailing or creeping plants (Z. pendula and T. fluminensis) cultivated for their showy and often white-striped foliage

First Known Use of WANDERING JEW

1628

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