pyxie

American  

[pik-see] / ˈpɪk si /

noun

1. either of two trailing, shrubby, evergreen plants, Pyxidanthera barbulata or P. brevifolia, of the eastern U.S., having numerous small, starlike blossoms and growing in sandy soil.

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pyxie British  

/ ˈpɪksɪ /

noun

1. a creeping evergreen shrub, Pyxidanthera barbulata, of the eastern US with small white or pink star-shaped flowers: family Diapensiaceae

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Etymology

Origin of pyxie

1880–85; short for New Latin Pyxidanthera, equivalent to Latin pyxid- (stem of pyxis ) box ( pyx ) + New Latin -anthera anther

Example Sentences

“Some of these things, like the pyxie moss from the Pine Barrens, are thought to be in cultivation in a botanical garden for the first time,” Mr. Lorimer said.

From New York Times

Genetic diversity can exist even within a single species in the same region, like pyxie moss, a threatened plant that grows in the New Jersey Pine Barrens.

From New York Times

Or carpets of pyxie moss flourishing in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey.

From New York Times