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单词 pyxidium
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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 pyxidium

1825–35; <New Latin <Greek pyxídion a little box, equivalent to pyxid- (stem of pyxís) a box + -ion diminutive noun suffix

Words nearby pyxidium

Pythonesque, pythoness, pythonic, pyuria, pyx, pyxidium, pyxie, pyxis, Pyxis Nautica, PYY3-36, pzazz
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Example sentences from the Web for pyxidium

  • Pyxis, Pyxidium, a pod opening round horizontally by a lid, 124.

    The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for pyxidium

pyxidium

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 pyxidium

C19: via New Latin from Greek puxidion a little box, from puxis box, pyx
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