About The Word Pyxis
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Pyxis
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Pyxis: 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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