Definitions for pyxidiumpɪkˈsɪd i əm; pɪkˈsɪd i ə
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pyx•id•i•umpɪkˈsɪd i əm; pɪkˈsɪd i ə(n.)(pl.)pyx•id•i•a
a seed vessel that opens transversely, the top part acting as a lid, as in the purslane.
Category: Botany
Origin of pyxidium:
1825–35; < NL < Gk pyxídion, dim. of pyxís, s. pyxid- a box
Princeton's WordNet
pyxidium, pyxis(noun)
fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released
Wiktionary
pyxidium(Noun)
A seed capsule in the form of a box, the seeds being released when the top splits off.
Webster Dictionary
Pyxidium(noun)
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
Pyxidium(noun)
the theca of mosses
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