Definition of Phlox

n.1.(Bot.) A genus of American herbs, having showy red, white, or purple flowers.
Phlox worm
(Zool.) the larva of an American moth (Heliothis phloxiphaga). It is destructive to phloxes.
Phlox subulata
the moss pink. See under Moss.


Related Words

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

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