Definition of pyxie in English:

pyxie

(also pixie, pixy)

noun ˈpɪksi

In full "pyxie moss". A prostrate, mosslike evergreen shrub, Pyxidanthera barbulata (family Diapensiaceae), which bears numerous tiny white or pink flowers and is found in the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Harper's Magazine. Shortened from scientific Latin Pyxidanthera, genus name (A. Michaux Flora Boreali-Americana I. 152; from Hellenistic Greek πυξίδιον small box + ancient Greek ἀνθηρά, feminine of ἀνθηρός flowery): see -y.

Definition of pyxie in US English:

pyxie

(also pixie, pixy)

nounˈpɪksi

In full "pyxie moss". A prostrate, mosslike evergreen shrub, Pyxidanthera barbulata (family Diapensiaceae), which bears numerous tiny white or pink flowers and is found in the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Harper's Magazine. Shortened from scientific Latin Pyxidanthera, genus name (A. Michaux Flora Boreali-Americana I. 152; from Hellenistic Greek πυξίδιον small box + ancient Greek ἀνθηρά, feminine of ἀνθηρός flowery): see -y.

单词	pyxie
释义	Definition of pyxie in English: pyxie (also pixie, pixy) noun ˈpɪksi US In full "pyxie moss". A prostrate, mosslike evergreen shrub, Pyxidanthera barbulata (family Diapensiaceae), which bears numerous tiny white or pink flowers and is found in the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas. Origin Late 19th century; earliest use found in Harper's Magazine. Shortened from scientific Latin Pyxidanthera, genus name (A. Michaux Flora Boreali-Americana I. 152; from Hellenistic Greek πυξίδιον small box + ancient Greek ἀνθηρά, feminine of ἀνθηρός flowery): see -y. Definition of pyxie in US English: pyxie (also pixie, pixy) nounˈpɪksi US In full "pyxie moss". A prostrate, mosslike evergreen shrub, Pyxidanthera barbulata (family Diapensiaceae), which bears numerous tiny white or pink flowers and is found in the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas. Origin Late 19th century; earliest use found in Harper's Magazine. Shortened from scientific Latin Pyxidanthera, genus name (A. Michaux Flora Boreali-Americana I. 152; from Hellenistic Greek πυξίδιον small box + ancient Greek ἀνθηρά, feminine of ἀνθηρός flowery): see -y.
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