Phlox

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  phlox
       n : any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North
           American; cultivated for their clusters of flowers