Pyxidanthera

Translingual

Etymology

Compound of Ancient Greek πυξίδιον (puxídion, “little box”) and Ancient Greek ἀνθηρά (anthērá, “flower”); see also English pyxidium and English anther.

Coined by French botanist and explorer André Michaux in 1803.

Proper noun

Pyxidanthera f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Diapensiaceae – pyxiemoss, a type of small, flat, flowering plant, endemic to the east coast of the United States.

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