'Pyxidanthera barbulata' definitions:

Definition of 'Pyxidanthera barbulata'

From: WordNet
noun
Creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas [syn: pyxie, pixie, pixy, Pyxidanthera barbulata]

Definition of 'Pyxidanthera barbulata'

From: GCIDE
  • Pixy \Pix"y\, Pixie \Pix"ie\, n.; pl. Pixies. [For Pucksy, from Puck.]
  • 1. An old English name for a fairy; an elf. [Written also picksy.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Bot.) A low creeping evergreen plant ({Pyxidanthera barbulata}), with mosslike leaves and little white blossoms, found in New Jersey and southward, where it flowers in earliest spring. [1913 Webster]
  • Pixy ring, a fairy ring or circle. [Prov. Eng.]
  • Pixy stool (Bot.), a toadstool or mushroom. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]