Pyxis

Meaning

Noun

●

A small box.

●

In Botany:

A

in which the

of the

to

the seeds.

●

In Containers:

A

compass.

●

In Christianity:

The

which

are

for Ash Wednesday.

●

In Anatomy:

acetabulum.

Name

●

A

of the

, said to

the

of a

. It is associated with the

Argo Navis, although it was never

part of that

.

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Origin

pyxis

English

pyxis

Latin

πυξίς

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

πύξος

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

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Synonyms

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