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"Pyxis"
Keywords:
circumscissile
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capsule
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plantain
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dehiscence
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splits
Circumscissile capsule.
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fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released
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a special type of capsule that splits open around a horizontal ring (termed circumscissile dehiscence)
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Keywords:
constellation
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antlia
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lacaille
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nautica
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nicolas
a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Antlia
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The constellation "The Compass"
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Pyxis (IPA: , ) is a minor southern constellation introduced by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille under the name Pyxis Nautica.
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Keywords:
lid
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cosmetic
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pixides
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jewelery
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pedley
A box; a pyx.
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a small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines
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(4) -- a lidded cosmetic or jewelry box; occasionally a knitting basket (Pedley, 355)
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A pyxis (pl. pixides) is a type of Greek pottery used by women to hold cosmetics, trinkets or jewelery. It was usually a round box with a separate lid. Ultimately, the pyxidis was derived from Corinthian boxes that also came with covers.
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Keywords:
acetabulum
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see
The acetabulum. See Acetabulum, 2.
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Keywords:
jar
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angular
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cylindrical
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squat
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shoulders
A short, squat, cylindrical jar with angular shoulders.
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A pyxidium.
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