PYXIDIUM

Pyx *id "i *um, n.; pl. Pyxidia. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. Pyx. ] (Bot. )(a ) A pod which divides circularly into an upper and lower half, of which the former acts as a kind of lid, as in the pimpernel and purslane. (b ) The theca of mosses.

pyxidium

pyx id i um |pikˈsidēəm pɪkˈsɪdiəm | ▶noun ( pl. pyxidia |-ēə | ) Botany a seed capsule that splits open so that the top comes off like the lid of a box. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek puxidion, diminutive of puxis ‘box. ’

pyxidium

pyxidium |pɪkˈsɪdɪəm | ▶noun ( pl. pyxidia |-dɪə | ) Botany a seed capsule that splits open so that the top comes off like the lid of a box. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek puxidion, diminutive of puxis ‘box ’.