Moss pink Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun low wiry-stemmed branching herb or southern California having fringed pink flowers
    ground pink; Linanthus dianthiflorus; fringed pink.
  2. noun low tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves and pink or white flowers; native to United States and widely cultivated as a ground cover
    mountain phlox; moss phlox; Phlox subulata; dwarf phlox.

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  1. . See under Moss.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.), a plant of the genus Phlox (P. subulata), growing in patches on dry rocky hills in the Middle United States, and often cultivated for its handsome flowers. Gray.

Webster 1913