单词 | phlox |
释义 | phlox From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Gardening Plantsphloxphlox /flɒks $ flɑːks/ noun [countable, uncountable]1 HBPDLGa tall garden plant with pink, purple, or white flowers2 American EnglishHBP a low spreading plant with pink or white flowersExamples 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” |
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