Found 2 items, similar to pyxis.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pyxis pyxis n 1: fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released [syn: pyxidium] 2: a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Antlia 3: a small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines [also: pyxides (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pyxis 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]