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Related topics: Plants, Gardeningphlox /flɒks $ flɑːks/ noun [countable, uncountable] 1. HBPDLGa tall garden plant with pink, purple, or white flowers 天蓝绣球〔一种高大园艺植物，开粉红色、紫色或白色的花〕2. American EnglishHBP a low spreading plant with pink or white flowers 小天蓝绣球，福禄考〔一种低矮蔓生植物，开粉色或白色的花〕Examples from the Corpusphlox• We climbed slowly but steadily along the river and through a natural rock garden of tiny pale blue phlox.• The first impression is of pink phlox, purple loosestrife, clematis, pelargoniums, roses and day lilies.• Wild phlox, long escaped from neat gardens, perfumed every roadside.Origin phlox (1700-1800) Latin Greek, “flame”phlox nounChinese or tall Corpus a white purple, garden with pink, plant |