Pyxis Definition & Meaning
pyxis
- noun
- fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released
- a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Antlia
- a small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines
Words that rhyme with pyxis
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