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phlox

/flɑks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables
phlox
IPA
/flɑks/
17
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any flowering plant of the genus Phlox.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Phlox, φλόξ

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /flɑks/
  • British English: /flɒks/

Usage

Inflected Forms

phloxes (plural)

Derived Forms

phloxlike

Phrases

creeping phlox Drummond's phlox marsh phlox meadow phlox moss phlox mountain phlox phlox worm woodland blue phlox

Homonyms

flocks Flox

Rhymes With

box out of the box fox blocks rocks stocks socks swift fox cox sox knocks docks

Questions

How do you pronounce phlox?
The recorded pronunciation is /flɑks/.
What does phlox mean?
Any flowering plant of the genus Phlox.
Where does phlox come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce phlox

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