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pyxis

noun

A small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines

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Word length
5
Starts with
P
Ends with
S
Contains
YX
Scrabble score
17

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noun

  1. A small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines

noun

  1. Fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released

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