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MOSS PHLOX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does moss phlox mean?
• MOSS PHLOX (noun)
The noun MOSS PHLOX has 1 sense:
1. low tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves and pink or white flowers; native to United States and widely cultivated as a ground cover
Familiarity information: MOSS PHLOX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Low tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves and pink or white flowers; native to United States and widely cultivated as a ground cover
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
dwarf phlox; moss phlox; moss pink; mountain phlox; Phlox subulata
Hypernyms ("moss phlox" is a kind of...):
phlox (any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North American; cultivated for their clusters of flowers)
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