phloxes

phloxes
flɑks /flɒks n. flowering garden plant

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  • Heliothis phloxiphaga — Phlox Phlox, n. [L., a kind of flower, fr. Gr. ? flame, fr. ? to burn.] (Bot.) A genus of American herbs, having showy red, white, or purple flowers. [1913 Webster] {Phlox worm} (Zo[ o]l.), the larva of an American moth ({Heliothis phloxiphaga}) …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Phlox — Phlox, n. [L., a kind of flower, fr. Gr. ? flame, fr. ? to burn.] (Bot.) A genus of American herbs, having showy red, white, or purple flowers. [1913 Webster] {Phlox worm} (Zo[ o]l.), the larva of an American moth ({Heliothis phloxiphaga}). It is …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Phlox subulata — Phlox Phlox, n. [L., a kind of flower, fr. Gr. ? flame, fr. ? to burn.] (Bot.) A genus of American herbs, having showy red, white, or purple flowers. [1913 Webster] {Phlox worm} (Zo[ o]l.), the larva of an American moth ({Heliothis phloxiphaga}) …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Phlox worm — Phlox Phlox, n. [L., a kind of flower, fr. Gr. ? flame, fr. ? to burn.] (Bot.) A genus of American herbs, having showy red, white, or purple flowers. [1913 Webster] {Phlox worm} (Zo[ o]l.), the larva of an American moth ({Heliothis phloxiphaga}) …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • phlox — noun (plural phlox or phloxes) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, a flower, from Greek, flame, wallflower Date: circa 1706 any of a genus (Phlox of the family Polemoniaceae, the phlox family) of American annual or perennial herbs that have red,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Phlox — For other uses, see Phlox (disambiguation). Phlox Phlox paniculata (garden phlox) Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • Navarretia — squarrosa Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia

  • Phlox glabriflora — Taxobox name = Phlox glabriflora image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ericales familia = Polemoniaceae genus = Phlox species = P. glabriflora binomial = Phlox glabriflora binomial authority …   Wikipedia

  • phlox — /floks/, n. 1. any plant of the genus Phlox, of North America, certain species of which are cultivated for their showy flowers of various colors. Cf. phlox family. 2. the flower of this plant. [1595 1605; < ML, special use of L phlox < Gk phlóx a …   Universalium

  • phlox — UK [flɒks] / US [flɑks] noun [countable] Word forms phlox : singular phlox plural phloxes a garden plant with white, red, or purple flowers …   English dictionary

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