Definition
pyxie
noun
- A small creeping plant (Pyxidanthera barbulata) of the southeastern United States, with tiny white or pink flowers and scale-like leaves.
Usage: botanical; also called pixie or pyxidanthera
Examples
- The pyxie grows low to the ground in sandy pine forests.
- Botanists study pyxie populations in the coastal plains.
- The delicate flowers of pyxie bloom in early spring.