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Wandering Jew
- in medieval folklore, a Jew condemned to wander the earth restlessly until the second coming of Christ because of his scornful attitude just before the Crucifixion
- any of several trailing plants (genus Tradescantia) of the spiderwort family, having smooth stems and leaves, and white, red, or blue flowers; esp., a common houseplant (T. zebrina) with purple flowers
See Wandering Jew in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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