- 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
