| What does pixy mean? | we found 3 entries for the meaning of pixy |
Pixy \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.]
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
Pixy ring, a fairy ring or circle. [Prov. Eng.]
Pixy stool (Bot.), a toadstool or mushroom. [Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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pixy noun
1: creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves
and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens
of New Jersey and the Carolinas [syn: pyxie, pixie,
Pyxidanthera barbulata]
2: (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous [syn: elf,
hob, gremlin, pixie, brownie, imp]
Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
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Pixy \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.]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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