moss pink

n 1: low wiry-stemmed branching herb or southern California

having fringed pink flowers [syn: {ground pink}, {fringed

pink}, {Linanthus dianthiflorus}]

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 [syn: {mountain phlox},

{moss phlox}, {dwarf phlox}, {Phlox subulata}]