Pyxis > define
noun
- Fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released.
- synonyms: pyxidium
- A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Antlia.
- A small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines. .
by WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
- (n.) A pyxidium.
- (n.) The acetabulum. See Acetabulum, 2.
- (n.) A box; a pyx.
by Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary