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
Pyxis
(constellation) A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the compass of a ship. It is associated with the larger Argo Navis, although it was never officially part of that constellation.
pyxis (plural pyxides)
A small box
(botany) A capsule in which the lid separates from the top of the fruit to release the seeds; a pyxidium
A nautical compass
(Christianity) The box in which ashes are stored for Ash Wednesday
(anatomy) acetabulum
• (botanical capsule): pyxidium
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
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
