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pyxis

1. n. 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

4. [also: pyxides (pl)]

pyxides

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