About The Word Phlox
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Phlox
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What's The Definition Of Phlox?
[n] any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North American; cultivated for their clusters of flowers
Synonyms | Synonyms for Phlox: Related Terms | Find terms related to Phlox: See Also | chickweed phlox | dwarf phlox | evening-snow | fringed pink | genus Phlox | ground pink | herb | herbaceous plant | Linanthus dianthiflorus | Linanthus dichotomus | moss phlox | moss pink | mountain phlox | Phlox bifida | Phlox stellaria | Phlox subulata | sand phlox Phlox In Webster's Dictionary \Phlox\, n. [L., a kind of flower, fr. Gr. ? flame, fr. ?
to burn.] (Bot.)
A genus of American herbs, having showy red, white, or purple
flowers.
{Phlox worm} (Zo["o]l.), the larva of an American moth
({Heliothis phloxiphaga}). It is destructive to phloxes.
{Phlox subulata}, the moss pink. See under {Moss}.
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