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Definition of: pyxis
(pik′sis) noun plural pyx·i·des (pik′sə·dēz)
1. A box or pyx; especially, an ancient form of ornamental jewel case or toilet box.
2. An emollient ointment.
3. Bot. A capsule or seed vessel with transverse dehiscence, the upper portion separating as a lid, as in the common purslane: also pyx·id-·i·um (pik·sid′ē-əm). [<L. See PYX.]
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