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pyxis
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pyxis has 3 senses
- pyxis(n = noun.plant) pyxidium - fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released; Array is a kind of fruit
- pyxis(n = noun.object) Array - a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Antlia; Array is a part of argo
- pyxis(n = noun.artifact) Array - a small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines; Array is a kind of box
is a kind of constellation
CIDE DICTIONARY
pyxis, n. [L.].
- A box; a pyx. [1913 Webster]
- A pyxidium. [1913 Webster]
- The acetabulum. See Acetabulum, 2. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pyxis, n. (pl. pyxides)
1 a small box or casket.
2 = PYXIDIUM.
1 a small box or casket.
2 = PYXIDIUM.
Etymology
ME f. L f. Gk puxis f. puxos BOX(3)
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