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Pyxidanthera

noun

one species: pyxie; the eastern United States

• Syn: ↑genus Pyxidanthera

• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Diapensiaceae, ↑family Diapensiaceae, ↑diapensia family

• Member Meronyms: ↑pyxie, ↑pixie, ↑pixy, ↑Pyxidanthera barbulata

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\\ˌpiksəˈdan(t)thərə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin pyxid-, pyxis box + New Latin -anthera

: a monotypic genus of low evergreen shrubs (family Diapensiaceae) containing solely the pyxie

Useful english dictionary. 2012.