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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pyx•is (pik′sis),USA pronunciation n., pl. pyx•i•des (pik′si dēz′).USA pronunciation - Antiquity[Gk. and Rom. Antiq.]a box of a usually cylindrical shape having a lid with a knob in the center, used for toilet articles.
- Religionpyx (def. 1).
- Botanya pyxidium.
- Greek pyxís a box
- Latin
- Middle English 1350–1400
- Astronomythe Compass, a southern constellation: one of the subordinate constellations into which Argo is now divided.
- Greek pyxís a box, pyx
- Latin
- 1680–90
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pyxis /ˈpɪksɪs/ n ( pl pyxides /ˈpɪksɪˌdiːz/)- a small box used by the ancient Greeks and Romans to hold medicines, etc
- another name for pyxidium
Etymology: 14th Century: via Latin from Greek: box pyx•id•i•um (pik sid′ē əm),USA pronunciation n., pl. pyx•id•i•a (pik sid′ē ə).USA pronunciation [Bot.]- 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/)- 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 |