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pyxidium
‖ pyxidium Bot. (pɪkˈsɪdɪəm) Pl. pyxidia. [mod.L., ad. Gr. πυξίδιον, dim. of πυξίς a box: see pyx.] A capsule opening by transverse dehiscence, so that the top comes off like the lid of a box.1832 Encycl. Brit. (ed. 7) V. 42/1 When a capsule opens transversely, it is called a pyxidium. 1847 W. E. St...
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Scopolia
The most obvious dissimilarity lies in the respective fruits, that of Scopolia being a pyxidium (i.e. a dry, pot-like capsule with an operculum (lid)) while that of Atropa is a juicy, glistening, jet-black berry bearing a superficial resemblance to a cherry - indeed this pyxidium / berry dichotomy constitutes
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pyxidate
pyxidate, a. Bot. (ˈpɪksɪdeɪt) [ad. mod.L. pyxidāt-us, f. pyxis, pyxidem box: see -ate2 2.] Having the form of a pyxis or pyxidium: opening, as a capsule, with a transverse slit; also, bearing pyxidia. Also, in same sense, ˈpyxidated a.1753 Chambers Cycl. Supp. s.v. Heath-moss, These [varieties of c...
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pyxis
‖ pyxis (ˈpɪksɪs) Also 5, 8 pixis. Pl. pyxides (ˈpɪksɪdiːz). [L. pyxis: see pyx.] 1. A small box or vase; a casket; = pyx 1, 2.[1390 Earl Derby's Exp. (Camden) 222 Item pro j pixide et tunder, fyryren et broches, j duc. xx s.]1536 Regr. Riches in Antiq. Sarisb. (1771) 190 Divers Pyxides of Ivory wit...
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Atropanthe
Fruit a pyxidium (i.e. a capsule resembling a pot with a lid), the downward-pointing operculum (= "lid") dehiscing to liberate seeds which fall, on ripening Pyxidium turbinate (shaped like a spinning top) 1.8-2 cm in diameter, containing some 40-50 seeds.
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amphora
‖ amphora (ˈæmfərə) Pl. -æ. [L., ad. Gr. ἀµϕορεύς, shortened from ἀµϕιϕορεύς, f. ἀµϕί on both sides + ϕορεύς bearer, f. ϕέρ-ειν to bear, descriptive of its two handles.] 1. Cl. Antiq. A two-handled vessel, of various shape, used by the ancients for holding wine, oil, etc.c 1465 Bk. Quintess. 5 Putte...
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Cyma Rubin
In 1971, Pyxidium produced No, No, Nanette on Broadway. The show also did a North America tour ending in 1974. In the 1990s, Pyxidium was dissolved by proclamation and Entertainment of Business, Inc. was created.
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circumscissile
circumscissile, a. Bot. (sɜːkəmˈsɪsɪl) [f. as prec., after scissile, L. scissilis.] Name for a form of dehiscence in which the seed-vessel (pyxidium) opens by a transverse circular line, so that the upper part comes off like a lid.1835 Lindley Introd. Bot. (1848) II. 5 Of valvular dehiscence, there ...
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Capsule (fruit)
Circumscissile capsules (pyxide, pyxis, pyxidium or lid capsule) have a transverse, rather than longitudinal, dehiscence line, so that the upper part of
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皱果苋
Pyxidium viride (L.) Moench, 1794
Pyxidium viride (L.) Moq.
亚种
Euxolus caudatus subsp. caudatus
Euxolus caudatus subsp. unranked'' (Mill.) Moq.
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Physochlaina
Fruit a pyxidium (i.e. dry capsule opening by a distinct operculum ( = lid ) – as in the other five genera of the Hyoscyaminae).
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石蕊科
-M.L.Dufour, 1821
Pyxidium Hill
Ramalea Nyl.
Rexia
Scyphophorus
Sphaerophoropsis Vain.
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Lake Vida
Ciliophora : Chilodonella sp., Epistylis sp., Euplotes sp., Halteria sp., Homalozoon sp., Nassula sp., Oxytricha sp., Pleuronema sp., Podophrya sp., Pyxidium
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