kex

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

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

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