'phlox' definitions:
Definition of 'phlox'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North American; cultivated for their clusters of flowers
Definition of 'phlox'
From: GCIDE
- phlox \phlox\ (fl[o^]ks), n. [L., a kind of flower, fr. Gr. flo`x flame, fr. fle`gein to burn.] (Bot.) A genus of American herbs, having showy red, white, or purple flowers. [1913 Webster]
- Phlox worm (Zool.), the larva of an American moth (Heliothis phloxiphaga). It is destructive to phloxes.
- Phlox subulata, the moss pink. See under Moss. [1913 Webster]