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moss pink
noun
- a phlox, Phlox subulata, of the eastern U.S., having showy pink to purple flowers.
moss pink
noun
- a North American plant, Phlox subulata, forming dense mosslike mats: cultivated for its pink, white, or lavender flowers: family Polemoniaceae Also calledground pink
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Word History and Origins
Origin of moss pink1
First recorded in 1855–60
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Example Sentences
The moon will not turn pink or even look pink; instead, the moniker comes from a ground-covering plant, moss pink, that’s among the earliest bloomers in the spring.
From Los Angeles Times
The April full moon is known as the pink moon, on account of the herb moss pink, also known as wild ground phlox, according to NASA.
From Fox News
Here there was a nest of lilies of the valley; there a mat of moss pink, so bright and fresh that Rotha again stood still to admire.
From Project Gutenberg
You said it of moss pink, and lily of the valley.
From Project Gutenberg
Candytuft, dwarf phlox, stonecrop, morning glory, saxifrage, bleeding heart, rock cress, myrtle, thrift, columbine, bell flower, and moss pink.
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