2 definitions
for Phlox
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
phlox
n : any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North
American; cultivated for their clusters of flowers