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Webster 1913 Edition
phlox
phlox
(flŏks)
, Noun.
[L., a kind of flower, fr. Gr.
φλόξ
flame, fr. φλέγειν
to burn.] (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
.