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Definition of pixie cup in English: pixie cupnoun 1US a white-flowered bulbous plant, Nothoscordum bivalve (family Amaryllidaceae), of the south-eastern United States (rare). 2Any of several lichens of the genus Cladonia, having cup or goblet-shaped fruiting bodies, especially the widespread C. pyxidata; also in plural.
Origin Early 20th century; earliest use found in Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. Definition of pixie cup in US English: pixie cupnoun 1US a white-flowered bulbous plant, Nothoscordum bivalve (family Amaryllidaceae), of the south-eastern United States (rare). 2Any of several lichens of the genus Cladonia, having cup or goblet-shaped fruiting bodies, especially the widespread C. pyxidata; also in plural.
Origin Early 20th century; earliest use found in Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. |