pyxis
Greek and Roman Antiquity. a box of a usually cylindrical shape having a lid with a knob in the center, used for toilet articles.
Botany. a pyxidium.
Origin of pyxis
1Words Nearby pyxis
Other definitions for Pyxis (2 of 2)
the Compass, a southern constellation: one of the subordinate constellations into which Argo is now divided.
Origin of Pyxis
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How to use pyxis in a sentence
On the left is an attendant figure of a girl holding a box (pyxis).
On the left is the hand holding a casket (pyxis) of a woman, who had been seated at the foot of the couch.
Utricle (pyxis) of Amaranth, opening all round (circumscissile).
The Elements of Botany | Asa Graypyxis, Pyxidium, a pod opening round horizontally by a lid, 124.
The Elements of Botany | Asa GraySo it does in Amaranth (Fig. 387), forming a one-seeded utricular pyxis.
The Elements of Botany | Asa Gray
British Dictionary definitions for pyxis (1 of 2)
/ (ˈpɪksɪs) /
Origin of pyxis
1British Dictionary definitions for Pyxis (2 of 2)
/ (ˈpɪksɪs) /
an inconspicuous constellation close to Puppis that was originally considered part of the more extensive constellation Argo
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