phlox
n. தென் அமெரிக்க மலர்க்கொத்துச் செடியினம்.
Phlox, n. Etym: [L., a kind of flower, fr. Gr. (Bot.) Defn: A genus of American herbs, having showy red, white, or purple flowers. Phlox worm (Zoöl.), the larva of an American moth (Heliothis phloxiphaga). It is destructive to phloxes. -- Phlox subulata, the moss pink. See under Moss.