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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


Synonymspixie, Pyxidanthera barbulata, pyxie


Broader (hypernym)bush, shrub


Member meronymgenus Pyxidanthera, Pyxidanthera

2. pixy (person) (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous


Synonymsbrownie, elf, gremlin, hob, imp, pixie


Broader (hypernym)faerie, faery, fairy, fay, sprite


Narrower (hyponym)leprechaun, sandman


Domain categoryfolklore









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