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单词 phloxes
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
phlox /flɑks/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. phlox, phlox•es. 
  1. Plant Biologya plant of North America, certain species of which are grown for their showy flowers.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
phlox  (floks),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany plant of the genus Phlox, of North America, certain species of which are cultivated for their showy flowers of various colors. Cf. phlox family. 
  2. Plant Biologythe flower of this plant.
  • Greek phlóx a flame-colored plant, literally, flame. See phlegm, phlogistic
  • Medieval Latin, special use of Latin phlox
  • 1595–1605

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
phlox /flɒks/ n ( pl phlox, phloxes)
  1. any polemoniaceous plant of the chiefly North American genus Phlox: cultivated for their clusters of white, red, or purple flowers
Etymology: 18th Century: via Latin from Greek: a plant of glowing colour, literally: flame
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