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| pyxis [ píksiss ] (plural pyxides [ píksi deez ]) or pyxidium [ pik síddi əm ] (plural pyxidia [ pik síddi ə ]) |
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seed capsule: a seed capsule with a cap that falls off to release the seeds
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| [Late 17th century. Via Latin< Greek puxis 'box' < puxos 'boxwood'] |
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