Keck"sy (?), n.; pl. Kecksies (-s&ibreve;z). [Properly pl. of kex. See Kex.] (Bot.) The hollow stalk of an umbelliferous plant, such as the cow parsnip or the hemlock. [Written also kex, and in pl., kecks, kaxes.]

Nothing teems
But hateful docks, rough thistles, kecksies, burs.