coix

noun

co·​ix

ˈkōə̇ks

1

capitalized : a small genus of coarse Asian monoecious grasses having the pistillate flowers and seeds enclosed in a shining capsulelike involucre

2

plural -es : any plant of the genus Coix

especially : job's-tears

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek koïx doom palm

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