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pyxis

noun

1 pyxis

Fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released.

synonym: pyxidium.

2 Pyxis

A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Antlia.

3 pyxis

A small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines.


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