pyxis

pyx·is  (pkss)

n. pl. pyx·i·des (pks-dz) Botany

A capsule dehiscing transversely by a lid that falls off to release the seeds.

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[Latin pyxis, box, from Greek puxis.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pyxis - fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released pyxidium fruit - the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
	2.	Pyxis - a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Antlia Argo - formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross; now divided into Carina and Pyxis and Puppis and Vela
	3.	pyxis - a small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines box - a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts"