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PIXY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
Synonyms:
brownie; elf; gremlin; hob; imp; pixie; pixy
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pixy" is a kind of...):
faerie; faery; fairy; fay; sprite (a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers)
Domain category:
folklore (the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pixy"):
leprechaun (a mischievous elf in Irish folklore)
sandman (an elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas
Synonyms:
pixie; pixy; Pyxidanthera barbulata; pyxie
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pixy" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("pixy" is a member of...):
genus Pyxidanthera; Pyxidanthera (one species: pyxie; the eastern United States)
