PYXIS (pyxides)
Dictionary entry overview: What does Pyxis mean?
• PYXIS (noun)
The noun PYXIS has 3 senses:
1. fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released
2. a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Antlia
3. a small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines
Familiarity information: PYXIS used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• PYXIS (noun)
Meaning:
Fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
pyxidium; pyxis
Hypernyms ("pyxis" is a kind of...):
fruit (the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant)
Meaning:
A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Antlia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)
Holonyms ("Pyxis" is a part of...):
Argo (formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross; now divided into Carina and Pyxis and Puppis and Vela)
Meaning:
A small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pyxis" is a kind of...):
box (a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid)
