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pyxie¹

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See pixie.

noun pyxies

  1. archaic Archaic form of pixie (“magical creature”).

pyxie²

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Shortening of taxonomic name Pyxidanthera.

noun pyxies

  1. archaic A small, flowering plant of the genus Pyxidanthera, native to the eastern United States, now typically known as pyxiemoss or pixie moss. Here the earth was strangely carpeted. Spagnum, beautiful by reason of rich color; gray-green moss; and the object of our long tramp--pyxie. No botany does it justice, passing it by with the mere mention of its barbarous name, Pyxidanthera barbulata. It might be thought the meanest of all weeds, but

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@misc{pyxie_2026,
  title = {pyxie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pyxie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}