adlay

noun

ad·​lay

variants or less commonly adlai

ˈad-ˌlī

plural -s

: 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

Word History

Etymology

Bisayan

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

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