pyxidium
[ pik-sid-ee-uh m ]
/ pɪkˈsɪd i əm /
noun, plural pyx·id·i·a [pik-sid-ee-uh] /pɪkˈsɪd i ə/. Botany.
a seed vessel that opens transversely, the top part acting as a lid, as in the purslane.
Origin of pyxidium
1825–35; < New Latin < Greek
pyxídion a little box, equivalent to
pyxid- (stem of
pyxís) a box +
-ion diminutive noun suffix
Words nearby pyxidium
pythonesque,
pythoness,
pythonic,
pyuria,
pyx,
pyxidium,
pyxie,
pyxis,
pyxis nautica,
pyy3-36,
pzazz
Example sentences from the Web for pyxidium
Pyxis, Pyxidium, a pod opening round horizontally by a lid, 124.
The Elements of Botany |Asa Gray
British Dictionary definitions for pyxidium
pyxidium
pyxis (ˈpɪksɪs)
/ (pɪkˈsɪdɪəm) /
noun plural -ia (-ɪə) or pyxides (ˈpɪksɪˌdiːz)
the dry fruit of such plants as the plantain: a capsule whose upper part falls off when mature so that the seeds are released
Word Origin for pyxidium
C19: via New Latin from Greek
puxidion a little box, from
puxis box,
pyx