'Pyxis' definitions:
Definition of 'pyxis'
(from WordNet)
noun
Fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released [syn: pyxidium, pyxis]
noun
A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Antlia
noun
A small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines
Definition of 'Pyxis'
From: GCIDE
- Pyxis \Pyx*is\, n. [L.]
- 1. A box; a pyx. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Bot.) A pyxidium. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Anat.) The acetabulum. See Acetabulum, 2. [1913 Webster]