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- [floks]
- /flɒks/
- /flɒks/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [floks]
- /flɒks/
Definitions of phlox word
- noun phlox any plant of the genus Phlox, of North America, certain species of which are cultivated for their showy flowers of various colors. Compare phlox family. 1
- noun phlox the flower of this plant. 1
- noun phlox flowering plant 1
- noun phlox any polemoniaceous plant of the chiefly North American genus Phlox: cultivated for their clusters of white, red, or purple flowers 0
- noun phlox any of a genus (Phlox) of chiefly North American plants of the phlox family with opposite leaves and white, pink, red, or bluish flowers 0
- adjective phlox designating a family (Polemoniaceae, order Solanales) of dicotyledonous plants, including Jacob's ladder 0
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Origin of phlox
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Medieval Latin, special use of Latin phlox < Greek phlóx a flame-colored plant, literally, flame. See phlegm, phlogistic
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Parts of speech for Phlox
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phlox popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
phlox usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with phlox
- when do phlox bloom?
- how long does creeping phlox bloom?
- when to plant creeping phlox?
- when to plant phlox?
- how to plant creeping phlox?
- how to grow phlox?
- how fast does creeping phlox spread?
- how to plant phlox?
- how to care for phlox?
- what does phlox mean?
- how to transplant creeping phlox?
- when to prune phlox?
- where can i buy creeping phlox?
- how to prune creeping phlox?
- when to cut back phlox?