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

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Etymology

Proper noun

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.

Etymology

Noun

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

Synonyms

• (botanical capsule): pyxidium

Source: Wiktionary

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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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