Definition of pyxes Pyxes

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Noun Plural: pyxis
pyxis - a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Antlia
pyxis - a small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines
pyxis - fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released
		pyxidium

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pyxis (Noun)
A small box.
pyxis (Noun)
A capsule in which the lid separates from the top of the fruit; a pyxidium.
pyxis (Noun)
A nautical compass.

pyxis (n.)
A box; a pyx.
pyxis (n.)
A pyxidium.
pyxis (n.)
The acetabulum. See Acetabulum, 2. Q () the seventeenth letter of the English alphabet, has but one sound (that of k), and is always followed by u, the two letters together being sounded like kw, except in some words in which the u is silent. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 249. Q is not found in Anglo-Saxon, cw being used instead of qu; as in cwic, quick; cwen, queen. The name (k/) is from the French ku, which is from the Latin name of the same letter; its form is from the Latin, which derived it, through a Greek alphabet, from the Ph/nician, the ultimate origin being Egyptian.