English noun: genus Phlox | |||
1. | genus Phlox (plant) herbaceous to shrubby evergreen or deciduous annuals or perennials, diffuse (spreading) or caespitose (tufted or matted); from Alaska and western Canada to Mexico | ||
Broader (hypernym) | plant genus | ||
Member holonym | chickweed phlox, phlox, Phlox bifida, Phlox stellaria, sand phlox | ||
Member meronym | family Polemoniaceae, phlox family, Polemoniaceae | ||