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wandering Jew

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wandering Jew /ˈwänd(ə)riNG jo͞o, ˈwɑnd(ə)rɪŋ dʒu/
noun
1 a legendary person said to have been condemned by Jesus Christ to wander the earth until the Second Coming.
a person who never settles down.
2 a tender trailing tradescantia, typically having striped leaves which are suffused with purple.
Genus Tradescantia, family Commelinaceae: T. albiflora and T. pendula (formerly Zebrina pendula).