nounpyxăcanthusPYXACANTHVS☆ KeepMeaninga plantLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879PYXACANTHUSLEWIS & SHORTPYXACANTHUSpyxăcanthus or os, i, comm., = πυξάκανθα, I. a plant, boxthorn, buckthorn, Plin. 12, 7, 15, § 31; 24, 14, 77, § 125.Read the whole entry