n. [ L., a kind of flower, fr. Gr. flo`x flame, fr. fle`gein to burn. ] (Bot.) A genus of American herbs, having showy red, white, or purple flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]
Phlox worm (Zool.), the larva of an American moth (Heliothis phloxiphaga). It is destructive to phloxes. -- Phlox subulata, the moss pink. See under Moss. [ 1913 Webster ]