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coix.

An East Asian grass (Coix lacryma-jobi), sometimes harvested as a cereal.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkoʊ.ɪks/US/ˈkɔɪks/US, rare
  1. An East Asian grass (Coix lacryma-jobi), sometimes harvested as a cereal.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From New Latin coix, from Ancient Greek κόϊξ (kóïx, “doum palm”).

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