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kex
[ keks ]
/ kɛks /
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noun British Dialect.
the dry, usually hollow stem or stalk of various plants, especially of large plants belonging to the parsley family, as cow parsnip or wild chervil.
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Origin of kex
1350–1400; Middle English; of uncertain origin
Words nearby kex
Kewanee, Keweenaw Peninsula, kewl, Kewpie, Kewpie Doll, kex, key, keyboard, keyboardist, keyboard warrior, keycap
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British Dictionary definitions for kex
kex
/ (kɛks) /
noun
any of several large hollow-stemmed umbelliferous plants, such as cow parsnip and chervil
the dried stalks of any of these plants
Word Origin for kex
C14: of obscure origin
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