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pyxis

/'pɪksɪs/

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noun
fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released
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pyxidium

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fruit
noun
a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Antlia
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argo
noun
a small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines
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box

Definition that contains pyxis

argo formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross; now divided into Carina and Pyxis and Puppis and Vela
vela a constellation in the southern hemisphere between Carina and Pyxis