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.
Phlox worm (Zoöl.), the larva of an American moth (Heliothis
phloxiphaga). It is destructive to phloxes.
-- Phlox subulata, the moss pink. See under Moss.
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