About The Word Pixy
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Pixy
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What's The Definition Of Pixy?
[n] (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
[n] creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas Synonyms | Synonyms for Pixy: brownie | elf | gremlin | hob | imp | pixie | pixie | Pyxidanthera barbulata | pyxie Related Terms | Find terms related to Pixy: See Also | bush | faerie | faery | fairy | genus Pyxidanthera | leprechaun | Pyxidanthera | shrub | sprite Pixy In Webster's Dictionary \Pix"y\, Pixie \Pix"ie\, n.; pl. {Pixies}. [For Pucksy,
from Puck.]
1. An old English name for a fairy; an elf. [Written also
{picksy}.]
2. (Bot.) A low creeping evergreen plant ({Pyxidanthera
barbulata}), with mosslike leaves and little white
blossoms, found in New Jersey and southward, where it
flowers in earliest spring.
{Pixy ring}, a fairy ring or circle. [Prov. Eng.]
{Pixy stool} (Bot.), a toadstool or mushroom. [Prov. Eng.]
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