Pyxis

  1. Proper noun.  (constellation) A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the compass of a ship. It is associated with the larger Argo Navis, although it was never officially part of that constellation.
  2. Noun.  A small box.
  3. Noun.  (botany) : A capsule in which the lid separates from the top of the fruit; a pyxidium.
  4. Noun.  A nautical compass.

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