phlox
(noun) any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North American; cultivated for their clusters of flowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
phlox (countable and uncountable, plural phlox or phloxes)
Any flowering plant of the genus Phlox.
Source: Wiktionary
Phlox, n. Etym: [L., a kind of flower, fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
