coix

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US/ˈkoʊ.ɪks/US, rare/ˈkɔɪks/

noun

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

OriginNew Latin coix ← Ancient Greek κόϊξ →
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Meanings

nouncoix (countable and uncountable, plural coixes)

plural coixes

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

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκόϊξ“doum palm”
  2. New Latincoix
  3. Englishcoix

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

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Cite this entry
APA

coix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coix

MLA

“coix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coix. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coix,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coix.

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