phlox
nounAny of various North American plants of the genus Phlox, having opposite leaves and flowers with a variously colored salverform corolla.
nounA genus of ornamental gamopetalous plants of the order Polemoniaceæ, characterized by a deeply three-valved loculicidal capsule, included stamens unequally inserted on the tube of a salver-shaped corolla, and entire leaves.
noun[lowercase] Any plant of this genus.
nounA genus of American herbs, having showy red, white, or purple flowers.
nounthe larva of an American moth (
the moss pink. See under
Any
any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North American; cultivated for their clusters of flowers