Main Entry: phlox

Pronunciation: \ˈfläks\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural phlox or phlox·es

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, a flower, from Greek, flame, wallflower

Date: circa 1706

: any of a genus (Phlox of the family Polemoniaceae, the phlox family) of American annual or perennial herbs that have red, purple, white, or variegated flowers, a salverform corolla with the stamens on its tube, and a 3-valved capsular fruit

[phlox illustration]