pixy

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas
noun (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

Probably they are "pixie led," for Devonshire simply swarms with pixies. — Set in Silver, C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson
The pixy babies must have a cradle until they are grown up. — The Golden Road, L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
The pixies' glee enamoured me, They were as merry as merry could be. — A History of Nursery Rhymes, Percy B. Green

pyxie, pixie, Pyxidanthera barbulata

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