01 n. An old English name for a fairy; an elf.
pl.
Pixies ((#))
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1.
An old English name for a fairy; an elf.
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2.
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.(Bot.)
Phrases & compounds
Pixy ring —
a fairy ring or circle.
Pixy stool —
a toadstool or mushroom.