The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromφλόξ“flame”
- New Latin · derived fromPhlox
- English todayphlox
From New Latin Phlox, from Ancient Greek φλόξ (phlóx, “flame”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
phlox
Today it means: Any flowering plant of the genus Phlox. Full definition →
New Latin Phlox ← Ancient Greek φλόξ