English noun: pixy |
1. | pixy (plant) creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas |
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| Synonyms | pixie, Pyxidanthera barbulata, pyxie |
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| Broader (hypernym) | bush, shrub |
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| Member meronym | genus Pyxidanthera, Pyxidanthera |
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2. | pixy (person) (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous |
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| Synonyms | brownie, elf, gremlin, hob, imp, pixie |
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| Broader (hypernym) | faerie, faery, fairy, fay, sprite |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | leprechaun, sandman |
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| Domain category | folklore |
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