Definition of Pyxidium. Meaning of Pyxidium. Synonyms of Pyxidium

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Definition of Pyxidium

Pyxidium
Pyxidium Pyx*id"i*um, n.; pl. Pyxidia. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, dim. a ? a box. See Pyx.] (Bot.) (a) A pod which divides circularly into an upper and lower half, of which the former acts as a kind of lid, as in the pimpernel and purslane. (b) The theca of mosses.

Meaning of Pyxidium from wikipedia

- others each carpel splits open. Cir****scissile capsules (pyxide, pyxis, pyxidium or lid capsule) have a transverse, rather than longitudinal, dehiscence...
- Scopolia carniolica , showing pyxidium etc. Scopolia carniolica: fruiting calyx dissected to reveal dehiscence of ripe pyxidium. Rhizome of Scopolia carniolica...
- 2023-10-05. "Pyxidium, Ltd. search on New York Department of State Division of Corporations entity search". "Pyxidium Ltd. (Playbill)". "Pyxidium, Ltd". www...
- 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...
- Bourrelly Salpingoeca marina James-Clark Salpingoeca minuta Kent Salpingoeca rosetta Dayel et al., 2011 Salpingoeca pyxidium Kent Salpingoeca vaginicola Stein...
- Homalozoon sp., N****ula sp., Oxytricha sp., Pleuronema sp., Podophrya sp., Pyxidium sp., Saprophilus sp., Spathidium sp., Sphaerophrya sp., Vorticella sp....
- abruptly on pedicel and easily detached from it after drying. Fruit a pyxidium (i.e. a capsule resembling a pot with a lid), the downward-pointing operculum...
- anthers. Scopolia carniolica Jacq. fruiting calyx dissected to reveal pyxidium within, dehiscing by operculum to reveal ripe, pitted brown seeds within...
- 79–2.91 in) wide, and a sheath that is 7.6–22.4 cm (3.0–8.8 in) long. The pyxidium is obtuse, triangular and solid. Purple-red flowers bloom in August to...
- bladder-like or campanulate, loosely enclosing the capsular fruit. Fruit a pyxidium (i.e. dry capsule opening by a distinct operculum ( = lid ) – as in the...