Noun: moss pink mós pingk
- Low tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves and pink or white flowers; native to United States and widely cultivated as a ground cover
"Moss pink carpeted the hillside with spring blooms";
- mountain phlox, moss phlox, dwarf phlox, Phlox subulata
- Low wiry-stemmed branching herb of southern California having fringed pink flowers
"moss pink added delicate colour to the coastal landscape";
- ground pink, fringed pink, Linanthus dianthiflorus
Derived forms: moss pinks
Type of: phlox
Part of: genus Linanthus, Linanthus
Encyclopedia: Moss pink