kex

n. （具有伞形花序的）空心茎植物；（空心茎植物的）干茎

发音

UK /kɛks/

词形变化

kexes 复数 kexes

别名

kix

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The dried stem of certain large herbaceous plants.

    方言 废旧
  2. 2.

    A plant having such a stem; a weed, a kecksy.

    废旧 生物 植物学
  3. 3.

    A dry husk or covering.

    罕用

词源

From Middle English kex. Origin unknown; but compare Welsh cecys (“hollow stalks”) and Welsh cegid (“hemlock”), apparently from the same source as Latin cicūta (“hemlock”).

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