phlox

phlox Definition

phlox (fläks)

noun

any of a genus (Phlox) of chiefly North American plants of the phlox family with opposite leaves and white, pink, red, or bluish flowers

Etymology: ModL < L, flower, flame < Gr, wallflower, lit., flame < phlegein, to burn: for IE base see black

adjective

designating a family (Polemoniaceae, order Solanales) of dicotyledonous plants, including Jacob's ladder

phlox Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

divaricata: Phlox divaricata Blue phlox Semi evergreen, grows to just over a foot high with lavender blue flowers.
paniculata: Phlox paniculata Many cultivars in shades of pink, white and purple, two to three feet high.
evergreen: Phlox divaricata Blue phlox Semi evergreen, grows to just over a foot high with lavender blue flowers.
semi: Phlox divaricata Blue phlox Semi evergreen, grows to just over a foot high with lavender blue flowers.
eelworm: Distortion on Phlox could indicate the presence of phlox eelworm.

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