pyxis

[ pik-sis ]
/ ˈpɪk sɪs /

noun, plural pyx·i·des [pik-si-deez] /ˈpɪk sɪˌdiz/.

Greek and Roman Antiquity. a box of a usually cylindrical shape having a lid with a knob in the center, used for toilet articles.
pyx(def 1).
Botany. a pyxidium.

Origin of pyxis

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek pyxís a box

Words nearby pyxis

pythonic, pyuria, pyx, pyxidium, pyxie, pyxis, pyxis nautica, pyy3-36, pzazz, páez, pánuco

Words related to pyxides

trunk, case, strongbox, casket, chiffonier, commode, crate, cabinet, bureau, coffer, treasury, bin, carton, receptacle, exchequer, reliquary

British Dictionary definitions for pyxides (1 of 2)

pyxis
/ (ˈpɪksɪs) /

noun plural pyxides (ˈpɪksɪˌdiːz)

a small box used by the ancient Greeks and Romans to hold medicines, etc
a rare word for pyx
another name for pyxidium

Word Origin for pyxis

C14: via Latin from Greek: box

British Dictionary definitions for pyxides (2 of 2)

Pyxis
/ (ˈpɪksɪs) /

noun Latin genitive Pyxidis (ˈpɪksɪdɪs)

an inconspicuous constellation close to Puppis that was originally considered part of the more extensive constellation Argo