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n.
永世流浪的犹太人, 白花紫露草



    wandering jew
    [ noun ]
    a legendary Jew condemned to roam the world for mocking Jesus at the Crucifixion
    <noun.person>


    Jew \Jew\, n. [OF. Juis, pl., F. Juif, L. Judaeus, Gr. ?, fr. ?
    the country of the Jews, Judea, fr. Heb. Y[e^]h[=u]d[=a]h
    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.

    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]


    Wandering \Wan"der*ing\,
    a. & n. from {Wander}, v.

    {Wandering albatross} (Zo["o]l.), 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} (Zo["o]l.), the whitefooted, or deer,
    mouse. See Illust. of {Mouse}.

    {Wandering spider} (Zo["o]l.), any one of a tribe of spiders
    that wander about in search of their prey.

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