Coix

//ˈkoʊ.ɪks// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An East Asian grass (Coix lacryma-jobi), sometimes harvested as a cereal. countable, uncountable

Etymology

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

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coix lacryma jobi

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