pyxis Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released
    pyxidium.
  2. noun a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Antlia
  3. noun a small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines

WordNet


Pyx*is noun
Etymology
L.
Definitions
  1. A box; a pyx.
  2. (Bot.) A pyxidium.
  3. (Anat.) The acetabulum. See Acetabulum, 2.

Webster 1913