English Explanatory Dictionary

kex

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The dried stem of certain large herbaceous plants.
  2. A plant having such a stem; a weed, a kecksy.
  3. A dry husk or covering.

Pronunciation

/kɛks/

Word forms

kex kexes kix

Etymology

From Middle English kex. Origin unknown; but compare Welsh cecys (“hollow stalks”) and Welsh cegid (“hemlock”), apparently from the same source as Latin cicūta (“hemlock”).

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