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Noun: pyxidium (pyxidia)  pik'si-dee-um
  1. Fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released
    - pyxis

Derived forms: pyxidia

Type of: fruit

Encyclopedia: Pyxidium