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"etymology_text": "The plant's name is derived from the figure of the Wandering Jew, presumably at least partly from the tendency of those plants to spread through a garden (i.e. wander).",
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"ref": "1974 April 13, “Untitled”, in Gay Community News, page 3:",
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"Any plant of three species of spiderworts, Tradescantia pallida, Tradescantia fluminensis, and Tradescantia zebrina."
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"ref": "1974 April 13, “Untitled”, in Gay Community News, page 3:",
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