phlox

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UK/flɒks/US/flɑks/

noun

Any flowering plant of the genus Phlox.

OriginNew Latin Phlox ← Ancient Greek φλόξ →
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Meanings

nounphlox (countable and uncountable, plural phlox or phloxes)

plural phloxes

  1. countableuncountableAny flowering plant of the genus Phlox.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφλόξ“flame”
  2. New LatinPhlox
  3. Englishphlox

From New Latin Phlox, from Ancient Greek φλόξ (phlóx, “flame”).

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Translations

Arabic قبس
  • قبس (qabas)plant of genus Phlox
Bulgarian флокс
  • флокс (floks)plant of genus Phlox
Catalan flox
  • floxplant of genus Phlox
Chinese Mandarin 天藍繡球 /天蓝绣球
  • 天藍繡球 /天蓝绣球 (tiānlán xiùqiú)plant of genus Phlox
Czech plamenka
  • plamenkaplant of genus Phlox
Estonian floks, leeklill
  • floksplant of genus Phlox
  • leeklillplant of genus Phlox
Finnish leimu
  • leimuplant of genus Phlox
French phlox
  • phloxplant of genus Phlox
German Flammenblume, Phlox
  • Flammenblumeplant of genus Phlox
  • Phloxplant of genus Phlox
Greek φλόγα
  • φλόγα (flóga)plant of genus Phlox
Hindi फ्लॉक्स, पटुआ
  • फ्लॉक्स (phlŏks)plant of genus Phlox
  • पटुआ (paṭuā)plant of genus Phlox
Italian flox
  • floxplant of genus Phlox
Japanese フロックス
  • フロックス (furokkusu)plant of genus Phlox
Latin phlox
  • phloxplant of genus Phlox
Norwegian Bokmål floks
  • floksplant of genus Phlox
Persian فلوکس
  • فلوکسplant of genus Phlox
Polish floks, płomyk
  • floksplant of genus Phlox
  • płomykplant of genus Phlox
Romanian flox
  • floxplant of genus Phlox
Russian флокс
  • флокс (floks)plant of genus Phlox
Spanish flox
  • floxplant of genus Phlox
Swedish flox
  • floxplant of genus Phlox
Thai ฟล็อกซ์
  • ฟล็อกซ์ (flók)plant of genus Phlox
Ukrainian флокс
  • флокс (floks)plant of genus Phlox

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with phlox

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Sounds the same

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Cite this entry
APA

phlox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phlox

MLA

“phlox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phlox. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phlox,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phlox.

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