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Definitions
A seed capsule that opens when its top falls off like a lid.
Word origin
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek πυξίδιον (puxídion), diminutive of πῠξῐ́ς (pŭxĭ́s, “box”).
Used in a sentence
“Key to Species of Cariniana Inflorescence predominantly terminal and subterminal; pyxidium without teeth at line of opercular dehiscence.”
“The pyxidium has the trigonoidly cylindrical or obconical form of that of Couratari, but it is much thicker, heavier, and more solid in substance.”
“A fruit of this kind is sometimes termed a pyxidium; that is, a little chest.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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