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Definitions for: Pixy [n] (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
[n] creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas
Webster (1913) Definition: Pix"y, Pixie Pix"ie, n.; pl. Pixies. [For Pucksy,
from Puck.]
1. An old English name for a fairy; an elf. [Written also
picksy.]
2. (Bot.) A low creeping evergreen plant ({Pyxidanthera
barbulata}), with mosslike leaves and little white
blossoms, found in New Jersey and southward, where it
flowers in earliest spring.
Pixy ring, a fairy ring or circle. [Prov. Eng.]
Pixy stool (Bot.), a toadstool or mushroom. [Prov. Eng.]
Synonyms: brownie, elf, gremlin, hob, imp, pixie, pixie, Pyxidanthera barbulata, pyxie
See Also: bush, faerie, faery, fairy, genus Pyxidanthera, leprechaun, Pyxidanthera, shrub, sprite
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