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Meaning of PYXIS

Pronunciation:  'piksis, 'piksis

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines
  2. [n]  a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Antlia
  3. [n]  fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released
 
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 Synonyms: pyxidium
 
 See Also: Argo, box, constellation, fruit

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pyx*is\, n. [L.]
1. A box; a pyx.
2. (Bot.) A pyxidium.
3. (Anat.) The acetabulum. See {Acetabulum}, 2.
 
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