noun
also pix·ie or pixy ˈpiksē
( plural pyxies also pixies )
Etymology: by shortening and alteration (influence of -ie ) from New Latin Pyxidanthera (genus name of Pyxidanthera barbulata ), from Latin pyxid-, pyxis box + New Latin -anthera
: a creeping evergreen shrub ( Pyxidanthera barbulata ) of the family Diapensiaceae that grows in the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas and has narrow imbricated leaves and mostly white early-blooming star-shaped flowers