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Pyxis

Pyxis Meaning & Definition
Pyxis Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pyxis?

[n] a small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines
[n] a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Antlia
[n] fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pyxis: pyxidium

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See Also | Argo | box | constellation | fruit

Pyxis In Webster's Dictionary

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

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