kex

[ keks ]

nounBritish Dialect.
  1. 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.

Origin of kex

1
1350–1400; Middle English; of uncertain origin

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kex

/ (kɛks) /


noun
  1. any of several large hollow-stemmed umbelliferous plants, such as cow parsnip and chervil

  2. the dried stalks of any of these plants

Origin of kex

1
C14: of obscure origin

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