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Definition of Phlox
1. Noun. Any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North American; cultivated for their clusters of flowers.
Group relationships: Genus Phlox
Specialized synonyms: Chickweed Phlox, Phlox Bifida, Phlox Stellaria, Sand Phlox, Dwarf Phlox, Moss Phlox, Moss Pink, Mountain Phlox, Phlox Subulata, Fringed Pink, Ground Pink, Linanthus Dianthiflorus, Moss Pink, Evening-snow, Linanthus Dichotomus
Definition of Phlox
1. n. A genus of American herbs, having showy red, white, or purple flowers.
Definition of Phlox
1. Noun. Any flowering plant of the genus ''Phlox''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Phlox
1. a flowering plant [n -ES]
Medical Definition of Phlox
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Phlox
Literary usage of Phlox
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States: Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1898)
"Douglas' phlox. (Fig. 2982.) phlox ... Leaves longer, 8"- 12" long, less fascicled
at the nodes. Range of the type. phlox ..."
2. Southern Wild Flowers and Trees: Together with Shrubs, Vines and Various by Alice Lounsberry (1901)
"But to do away with this idea one has only to seethe little one, phlox subulata,
covering hundreds of acres, or the crawling one, phlox reptans as it lays ..."
3. Rural Affairs by John Jacob Thomas (1875)
"Moss PINK, (phlox subulata,) fig. 41, although a native, is already well known
... phlox setacea, formerly supposed to be a distinct species, has also pink ..."
4. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1917)
"ARE there two distinct species of phlox included under the name of phlox ...
(Lapham), Western Eastern Form Western Form phlox ..."
5. Landscape Gardening: Notes and Suggestions on Lawns and Lawn Planting by Samuel Parsons (1895)
"Very charming in early spring are the dwarf phloxes (phlox subulata). ...
One valuable quality of this phlox is that it will flourish on the smallest amount ..."
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