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phlox

/flɑks/

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What does phlox mean?

noun

  1. Any flowering plant of the genus Phlox.

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/flɑks/

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There were big sunflowers for the canary bird, tiger lilies and phlox and zinnias and lady’s-slippers and portulaca and hollyhocks,—giant hollyhocks.
Willa CatherThe Song of the LarkProject Gutenberg ebook #44
In recent years the perennial phlox has been much improved, and it now constitutes one of the best of all flower-garden subjects.
L. H. (Liberty Hyde) BaileyManual of Gardening (Second Edition) A Practical Guide to the Making of Home Grounds and the Growing of Flowers, Fruits, and Vegetables for Home UseProject Gutenberg ebook #9550
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A few whiffs of the raw, strong scent of phlox invigorated her.
D. H. (David Herbert) LawrenceSons and LoversProject Gutenberg ebook #217
The path runs straight between the flowering rows, A moonlit path, hemmed in by beds of bloom, Where phlox and marigolds dispute for room With tall, red dahlias and the briar rose.
Amy LowellA Dome of Many-Coloured GlassProject Gutenberg ebook #261
In old-fashioned gardens, set on a pole over which honeysuckle and roses climbed from a bed where China pinks, phlox, sweet Williams, and hollyhocks crowded each other below, martin boxes used always to be seen with a pair of these large, beautiful swallows circling overhead.
Neltje BlanchanBird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifty Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our HomesProject Gutenberg ebook #1889