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phlox
[ floks ]
/ flÉ’ks /
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noun
any plant of the genus Phlox, of North America, certain species of which are cultivated for their showy flowers of various colors.Compare phlox family.
the flower of this plant.
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Origin of phlox
1595–1605; <Medieval Latin, special use of Latin phlox<Greek phlóx a flame-colored plant, literally, flame. See phlegm, phlogistic
Words nearby phlox
phlogistic, phlogiston, phlogopite, phlorizin, phloroglucinol, phlox, phlox family, PHLS, phlyctena, Phm., Phnom Penh
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British Dictionary definitions for phlox
phlox
/ (flÉ’ks) /
noun plural phlox or phloxes
any polemoniaceous plant of the chiefly North American genus Phlox: cultivated for their clusters of white, red, or purple flowers
Word Origin for phlox
C18: via Latin from Greek: a plant of glowing colour, literally: flame
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