pyx·is /ˈpɪksəs/
有蓋瓶,小瓶
Pyx·is n.
1. A box; a pyx.
2. Bot. A pyxidium.
3. Anat. The acetabulum. See Acetabulum, 2.
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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)]