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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 coverplay

  Familiarity information: MOSS PHLOX used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MOSS PHLOX (noun)


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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