moss pink

moss pink

n. See moss phlox.

moss pink

n (Plants) a North American plant, Phlox subulata, forming dense mosslike mats: cultivated for its pink, white, or lavender flowers: family Polemoniaceae. Also called: ground pink or creeping phlox

moss′ pink′

n. a phlox, Phlox subulata, of the eastern U.S., having showy pink to purple flowers. [1855–60]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	moss pink - low wiry-stemmed branching herb or southern California having fringed pink flowersfringed pink, ground pink, Linanthus dianthiflorusphlox - any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North American; cultivated for their clusters of flowersgenus Linanthus, Linanthus - a genus of herbs of the family Polemoniaceae; found in western United States
	2.	moss pink - low tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves and pink or white flowers; native to United States and widely cultivated as a ground coverdwarf phlox, moss phlox, mountain phlox, Phlox subulataphlox - any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North American; cultivated for their clusters of flowers