kex

[keks]

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.

Origin of kex

1350–1400; Middle English; of uncertain origin

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Historical Examples of kex

Kex then trys his luck, but is unhorsed so rudely that arm and leg are broken.
Studies on the Legend of the Holy Grail
Alfred Nutt
Kex, keks, n. the dry stalk of the hemlock or other umbelliferous plants.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)
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British Dictionary definitions for kex

kex

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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Word Origin and History for kex

"dry, hollow plant stem," late 14c., of uncertain origin. Klein says ultimately from Latin cicuta "hemlock."