Definitions for pyxisˈpɪk sɪs; ˈpɪk sɪˌdiz
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pyx•isˈpɪk sɪs; ˈpɪk sɪˌdiz(n.)(pl.)pyx•i•des
Category: Religion
Ref: pyx (def. 1). 1
Category: Botany
Ref: pyxidium .
Origin of pyxis:
1350–1400; ME < L < Gk pyxís 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
Pyxis(noun)
a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Antlia
pyxis(noun)
a small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines
Wiktionary
Pyxis(ProperNoun)
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(Noun)
A small box
pyxis(Noun)
: A capsule in which the lid separates from the top of the fruit; a pyxidium
pyxis(Noun)
A nautical compass
Origin: Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763, and originally called Pyxis Nautica "Nautical compass". From pyxis, a "little box"
Webster Dictionary
Pyxis(noun)
a box; a pyx
Pyxis(noun)
a pyxidium
Pyxis(noun)
the acetabulum. See Acetabulum, 2
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