# coix

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkoʊ.ɪks/

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/coix