Meaning of PIXY
| Pronunciation: | | 'piksee
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- [n] (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- [n] creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas
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| | Synonyms: | | brownie, elf, gremlin, hob, imp, pixie, pixie, Pyxidanthera barbulata, pyxie |
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| | See Also: | | bush, faerie, faery, fairy, genus Pyxidanthera, leprechaun, Pyxidanthera, shrub, sprite | |
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| | Definition: | | \Pix"y\, Pixie \Pix"ie\, n.; pl. {Pixies}. [For Pucksy,
from Puck.]
1. An old English name for a fairy; an elf. [Written also
{picksy}.]
2. (Bot.) A low creeping evergreen plant ({Pyxidanthera
barbulata}), with mosslike leaves and little white
blossoms, found in New Jersey and southward, where it
flowers in earliest spring.
{Pixy ring}, a fairy ring or circle. [Prov. Eng.]
{Pixy stool} (Bot.), a toadstool or mushroom. [Prov. Eng.]
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