nounā^proxisA^PROXIS☆ KeepMeaninga plant whose rootLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879APROXISLEWIS & SHORTAPROXISā^proxis, is, f., I. a plant whose root, acc. to Pythagoras, takes fire at a distance, Plin. 24, 17, 101, § 158.Read the whole entry