PYXIDES

PYXIS

pyxis

(noun) a small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines

Pyxis

(noun) a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Antlia

pyxidium, pyxis

(noun) fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

pyxides

plural of pyxis

Source: Wiktionary


PYXIS

Pyx*is, n. Etym: [L.]

1. A box; a pyx.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: A pyxidium.

3. (Anat.)

Definition: The acetabulum. See Acetabulum, 2.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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