pixie

• Sustantivo que designa a un ser mitológico, un duende o hada traviesa del folclore, o bien un tipo de arbusto perennifolio de porte bajo, con hojas estrechas y flores blancas y estrelladas que aparecen temprano.

A noun referring to a mythical, mischievous fairy from folklore, or a type of low-growing evergreen shrub with narrow leaves and early white star-shaped flowers.

1. Mythical creatureA2informal

   A small, playful, and often mischievous fairy from folklore, typically depicted with pointed ears and a love for pranks.

   Duende travieso

   • The children believed a pixie had hidden their toys.
   • In the story, a friendly pixie helped the lost traveler.
   • She dressed up as a pixie for the costume party.

   Sinónimosbrownieelffairyimpsprite

2. Plant speciesC2formalamericanscientific

   A low-growing evergreen shrub with narrow, overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers, native to the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas.

   Pixie (planta)

   • The pixie shrub blooms in early spring with delicate white flowers.
   • Botanists study the pixie plant in the unique ecosystem of the New Jersey pine barrens.
   • The narrow, overlapping leaves of the pixie help it retain moisture in sandy soil.

   Sinónimospyxie