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单词 pyxidium
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pyx•id•i•um  (pik sidē əm),USA pronunciation n., pl. pyx•id•i•a (pik sidē ə).USA pronunciation [Bot.]
  1. Botanya seed vessel that opens transversely, the top part acting as a lid, as in the purslane.
  • Greek pyxídion a little box, equivalent. to pyxid- (stem of pyxís) a box + -ion diminutive noun, nominal suffix
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1825–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pyxidium /pɪkˈsɪdɪəm/, pyxis /ˈpɪksɪs/ n ( pl -ia / -ɪə/, pyxides /ˈpɪksɪˌdiːz/)
  1. the dry fruit of such plants as the plantain: a capsule whose upper part falls off when mature so that the seeds are released
Etymology: 19th Century: via New Latin from Greek puxidion a little box, from puxis box, pyx
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