MOUNTAIN PHLOX

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Meaning:

Low tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves and pink or white flowers; native to United States and widely cultivated as a ground cover

Synonyms:

dwarf phlox; moss phlox; moss pink; mountain phlox; Phlox subulata

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("mountain phlox" is a kind of...):

phlox (any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North American; cultivated for their clusters of flowers)

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