Hyphenation of pyxis

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word pyxis? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

pyx-is

Definitions of pyxis:

1.	Fruit of such plants as the plantain A capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released
2.	A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Antlia
3.	A small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines

Synonyms of pyxis:

noun	pyxidium, fruit
noun	Pyxis, constellation
noun	box

Last hyphenations of this language

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