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Definitions for Pyxie

[1] either of two trailing, shrubby, evergreen plants, Pyxidanthera barbulata or P. brevifolia, of the eastern U.S., having numerous small, starlike blossoms and growing in sandy soil.
[2] a creeping evergreen shrub, Pyxidanthera barbulata, of the eastern US with small white or pink star-shaped flowers: family Diapensiaceae

Words nearby Pyxie

pythoness, pythonic, pyuria, pyx, pyxidium, pyxie, pyxis, pyxis nautica, pyy3-36, pzazz, páez

Origin of Pyxie

1880–85; short for New Latin Pyxidanthera, equivalent to Latin pyxid- (stem of pyxis ) box (see pyx) + New Latin -anthera anther

Word origin for Pyxie

C19: shortened from New Latin Pyxidanthera, from pyxis + anther