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MOSS PINK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("moss pink" is a kind of...):
phlox (any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North American; cultivated for their clusters of flowers)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Low wiry-stemmed branching herb or southern California having fringed pink flowers
Synonyms:
fringed pink; ground pink; Linanthus dianthiflorus; moss pink
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("moss pink" is a kind of...):
phlox (any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North American; cultivated for their clusters of flowers)
Holonyms ("moss pink" is a member of...):
genus Linanthus; Linanthus (a genus of herbs of the family Polemoniaceae; found in western United States)
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