Friday, December 21, 2012

pixie, pyxie

Pixie or pixie means a kind of elf or sprite--
Her new haircut makes her look like a pixie.
Are you hoping that a helpful pixie will come along to clean up this mess?

Pyxie or pyxie ( rhymes with pixie ) means an American  trailing evergreen plant--
We could plant a pyxie on each side of the walk.
The Christmas lights don't look right on the pyxie. Try them on the pine tree.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"We bought a potted pyxie for the little pixie next door to put in her garden."

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