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单词 kex
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kex

[ keks ]
/ kɛks /

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

Words nearby kex

Keweenaw Peninsula, Kew garden fever, kewl, Kewpie, Kewpie Doll, kex, key, keyboard, keyboardist, keyboard warrior, key card
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Example sentences from the Web for 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)|Various

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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