MOSS PINK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does moss pink mean? 

• MOSS PINK (noun)
  The noun MOSS PINK has 2 senses:

1. low wiry-stemmed branching herb or southern California having fringed pink flowers

2. low tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves and pink or white flowers; native to United States and widely cultivated as a ground cover

  Familiarity information: MOSS PINK used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOSS PINK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Low wiry-stemmed branching herb or southern California having fringed pink flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

fringed pink; ground pink; Linanthus dianthiflorus; moss pink

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)

Sense 2

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

dwarf phlox; moss phlox; moss pink; mountain phlox; Phlox subulata

Hypernyms ("moss pink" is a kind of...):

phlox (any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North American; cultivated for their clusters of flowers)