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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