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MOUNTAIN PHLOX
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I. (noun)
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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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Hypernyms ("mountain phlox" is a kind of...):
phlox (any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North American; cultivated for their clusters of flowers)