Associations to the word «Pyxis»

PYXIS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Testudinidae   — certain tortoises native to Madagascar.

PYXIS, proper noun. (constellation) A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the compass of a ship. It is associated with the larger Argo Navis, although it was never officially part of that constellation.

PYXIS, noun. A small box

PYXIS, noun. (botany): A capsule in which the lid separates from the top of the fruit to release the seeds; a pyxidium

PYXIS, noun. A nautical compass

PYXIS, noun. (Christianity): The box in which ashes are stored for Ash Wednesday

PYXIS, noun. (anatomy) acetabulum

PYXIS, noun. Fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released.

PYXIS, noun. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Antlia.

PYXIS, noun. A small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines.