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English noun: pyxis | |||
| 1. | pyxis (plant) fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released | ||
| Synonyms | pyxidium | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fruit | ||
| 2. | Pyxis (object) a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Antlia | ||
| Instance hypernym | constellation | ||
| Part meronym | Argo | ||
| 3. | pyxis (artifact) a small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | box | ||
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