Kecksy \Keck"sy\, n.; pl. Kecksies (-s[i^]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.
--Shak.