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pyx·id·i·um
(pĭk-sĭd′ē-əm)n. pl. pyx·id·i·a (-ē-ə)
A pyxis.
[New Latin, from Greek puxidion, diminutive of puxis, box.]
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pyxidium
(pɪkˈsɪdɪəm) orpyxis
n, pl -ia (-ɪə) or pyxides (ˈpɪksɪˌdiːz)
(Botany) the dry fruit of such plants as the plantain: a capsule whose upper part falls off when mature so that the seeds are released
[C19: via New Latin from Greek puxidion a little box, from puxis box, pyx]
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pyx•id•i•um
(pɪkˈsɪd i əm)n., pl. pyx•id•i•a (pɪkˈsɪd i ə)
a seed vessel that opens transversely, the top part acting as a lid, as in the purslane.
[1825–35; < New Latin < Greek pyxídion, diminutive of pyxís, s. pyxid- a box]
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| Noun | 1. |  pyxidium - fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are releasedfruit - the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant |
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