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

pyxides

plural of pyxis

Source: Wiktionary

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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11 May 2025

(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.