GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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phlox , n. [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.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.
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