pyxie
noun
pyx·ie ˈpik-sē 
: a creeping evergreen dicotyledonous shrub (Pyxidanthera barbulata of the family Diapensiaceae) of the sandy pine barrens of the Atlantic coast of the U.S. that has white or pink pentamerous flowers
Word History
Etymology
by shortening & alteration from New Latin Pyxidanthera
First Known Use
1882, in the meaning defined above