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pyxis

py·xis

UK/ˈpɪksɪs/ US/ˈpɪksɪs/ uncommon

noun

1.

fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released

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a small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines

Origin

Named by the French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1763, and originally called Pyxis Nautica (“nautical compass”), from Latin pyxis (“little box”).

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