Search Result:pyxis
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋpIksIs 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊpiksis 〕
Overview of noun pyxis
The noun pyxis has 3 senses
- pyxidium, pyxis -- (fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released)
- Pyxis -- (a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Antlia)
- pyxis -- (a small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines)