Phlox

//flɒks// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any flowering plant of the genus Phlox. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North American; cultivated for their clusters of flowers wordnet

Synonyms

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flower

Etymology

From New Latin Phlox, from Ancient Greek φλόξ (phlóx, “flame”).

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