pixy

Noun
  1. Creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers;
    Of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas (synset 112272257)
    is a type of: bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
    belongs to: genus pyxidanthera, pyxidanthera - one species: pyxie; the eastern United States
    same as: pixie, pyxidanthera barbulata, pyxie
  2. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous (synset 109563850)
    referred to in: folklore - the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture
    is a type of: faerie, faery, fairy, fay, sprite - a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
    subtypes:
    • leprechaun - a mischievous elf in Irish folklore
    • sandman - an elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy
    same as: brownie, elf, gremlin, hob, imp, pixie

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