Phlox (?), n. [L., a kind of flower, fr.
Gr. ? flame, fr. ? to burn.] (Bot.) 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.