Pyxis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pyxis \Pyx*is\, n. [L.]
     1. A box; a pyx.
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     2. (Bot.) A pyxidium.
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     3. (Anat.) The acetabulum. See {Acetabulum}, 2.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pyxis
       n 1: fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper
            part falls off when the seeds are released [syn: {pyxidium}]
       2: a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and
          Antlia
       3: a small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines
       [also: {pyxides} (pl)]