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.
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Phlox worm (Zool.), 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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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Phlox \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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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