Definition of pyxidium Pyxidium
pyx•id•i•um
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What does pyxidium mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: pyxidiums |
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| pyxidium - fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pyxidium (n.)
A pod which divides circularly into an upper and lower half, of which the former acts as a kind of lid, as in the pimpernel and purslane. - pyxidium (n.)
The theca of mosses.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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pyxidium
pik-sid′i-um, n. (bot.) a pod or seed-vessel which opens in two halves, the upper one resembling a lid. [Gr. pyxidion, dim. of pyxis.]
