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PIXY
elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp
(noun) (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
pyxie, pixie, pixy, Pyxidanthera barbulata
(noun) creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
pixy (plural pixies)
Alternative spelling of pixie
Source: Wiktionary
Pix"y, Pix"ie, n.; pl. Pixies. Etym: [For Pucksy, from Puck.]
1. An old English name for a fairy; an elf. [Written also picksy.]
2. (Bot.)
Definition: A low creeping evergreen plant (Pyxidanthera barbulata), with mosslike leaves and little white blossoms, found in New Jersey and southward, where it flowers in earliest spring. Pixy ring, a fairy ring or circle. [Prov. Eng.] -- Pixy stool (Bot.), a toadstool or mushroom. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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