PYXIDIA

PYXIDIUM

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

pyxidia

plural of pyxidium

Source: Wiktionary


PYXIDIUM

Pyx*id"i*um, n.; pl. Pyxidia. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Pyx.] (Bot.) (a) A pod which divides circularly into an upper and lower half, of which the former acts as a kind of lid, as in the pimpernel and purslane. (b) The theca of mosses.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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