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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 pyx·is /ˈpɪksəs/
 有蓋瓶,小瓶

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pyx·is n.
 1. A box; a pyx.
 2. Bot. A pyxidium.
 3. Anat. The acetabulum. See Acetabulum, 2.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 pyxis
      n 1: fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper
           part falls off when the seeds are released [syn: pyxidium]
      2: a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and
         Antlia
      3: a small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines
      [also: pyxides (pl)]