pyxis

Plural: pyxides

Noun

• A container, typically round with a lid, or a type of seed vessel.
• fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released
• a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Antlia
• a small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines
• A small box.
• A capsule in which the lid separates from the top of the fruit to release the seeds.
• A nautical compass.
• The box in which ashes are stored for Ash Wednesday.
• acetabulum.

Examples

• He placed PYXIS on the board, a neat, compact word for his strategy.

Synonyms

pyxidium