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A small, flowering plant of the genus Pyxidanthera, native to the eastern United…A small, flowering plant of the genus Pyxidanthera, native to the eastern United States, now typically known as pyxiemoss or pixie moss.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)A small, flowering plant of the genus Pyxidanthera, native to the eastern United States, now typically known as pyxiemoss or pixie moss.
More definitions
- creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas
Origin
Shortening of taxonomic name Pyxidanthera.Shortening of taxonomic name Pyxidanthera.
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