| Noun | 1. | Pyxidanthera - one species: pyxie; the eastern United States dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs diapensia family, Diapensiaceae, family Diapensiaceae - north temperate low evergreen plants; in some classifications placed in its own order Diapensiales pixy, Pyxidanthera barbulata, pyxie, pixie - creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas |