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noun
Archaic form of pixie (“magical creature”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, archaic
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noun
A small, flowering plant of the genus Pyxidanthera, native to the eastern United States, now typically known as pyxiemoss or pixie moss.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pixie, pixy, Pyxidanthera barbulata
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Broader terms: shrub, bush
History
See pixie.
Shortening of taxonomic name Pyxidanthera.
