phlox
phlox (floks) , noun
[Latin, a kind of flower, from Greek flo`x flame, from fle`gein to burn.]
(Botany) A genus of American herbs, having showy red, white, or purple flowers.
Collocations (2)
Phlox worm (Zoology) , the larva of an American moth (Heliothis phloxiphaga). It is destructive to phloxes.
Phlox subulata , the moss pink. See under Moss.