Jew's-ear
noun
plural Jew's-ears
: wood ear sense a
Word History
Etymology
intended as translation of New Latin auricula Judae, literally, ear of Judas, after Judas Iscariot, apostle that betrayed Jesus; from its resemblance to a human ear and its frequent growth on elder trees, on one of which Judas reputedly hanged himself
- obstinances
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- obstination
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- obstriction
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- pragmaticae
- pragmatical
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