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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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noun
A small box.
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noun
A capsule in which the lid separates from the top of the fruit to release the seeds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: pyxidium
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noun
A nautical compass.
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noun
The box in which ashes are stored for Ash Wednesday.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
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noun
acetabulum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
a small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: box
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a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Antlia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: constellation
noun
fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released
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Synonyms: pyxidium
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Broader terms: fruit
History
Named by the French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1763, and originally called Pyxis Nautica (“nautical compass”), from Latin pyxis (“little box”).
From Latin pyxis (“small box”). Doublet of box, piseog, and pyx.
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