单词 | pyxidium |
释义 | pyxidium[ pik-sid-ee-uhm ] / pɪkˈsɪd i əm / noun, plural pyx·id·i·a [pik-sid-ee-uh]. /pɪkˈsɪd i ə/. Botany.a seed vessel that opens transversely, the top part acting as a lid, as in the purslane. Origin of pyxidium1825–35; <New Latin <Greek pyxídion a little box, equivalent to pyxid- (stem of pyxís) a box + -ion diminutive noun suffix Words nearby pyxidiumPythonesque, pythoness, pythonic, pyuria, pyx, pyxidium, pyxie, pyxis, Pyxis Nautica, PYY3-36, pzazz Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pyxidium
British Dictionary definitions for pyxidiumpyxidium pyxis (ˈpɪksɪs)/ (pɪkˈsɪdɪəm) / noun plural -ia (-ɪə) or pyxides (ˈpɪksɪˌdiːz)the dry fruit of such plants as the plantain: a capsule whose upper part falls off when mature so that the seeds are released Word Origin for pyxidiumC19: via New Latin from Greek puxidion a little box, from puxis box, pyx Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
随便看 |
英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。