"kex" meaning in Middle English

See kex in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɛks/, /kiks/ Forms: kexis [plural]
Etymology: Unknown. Possibly from a Celtic and/or substrate language. Etymology templates: {{unk|enm}} Unknown, {{bor|enm|cel}} Celtic, {{der|enm|qfa-sub}} substrate Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} kex, {{enm-noun|kexis}} kex (plural kexis)
  1. Any dried stem of a plant with a hollow interior. Categories (topical): Botany Categories (lifeform): Plants
    Sense id: en-kex-enm-noun-BNwSwmP8 Disambiguation of Botany: 54 46 Disambiguation of Plants: 56 44 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35
  2. (rare) A plant having a hollow stem; a member of the family Umbelliferae. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-kex-enm-noun-cGwIXvkL Disambiguation of Botany: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kixe, kyx, kysk

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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