adlay

noun
ad·​lay
variants: or less commonly adlai \ ˈad-​ˌlī \
plural -s

Definition of adlay

: any of several soft-shelled Job's tears (especially Coix lachryma-Jobi mayuen) cultivated for food and for forage and fodder especially in southeastern Asia, Japan, and the Philippines

First Known Use of adlay

1903, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for adlay

Bisayan

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