Category:Phlox

Phlox, n. Etym: [l., a kind of flower, fr. Gr. (bot.)

Defn: a genus of american herbs, having showy red, white, or purple Flowers. Phlox worm (zoöl.), the larva of an american moth (heliothis Phloxiphaga). It is destructive to phloxes. -- phlox subulata, the moss pink. See under moss.