Wednesday, December 24, 2014

flocks, phlox

Flocks or flocks is the plural ( more than one ) of "flock", meaning a group or herd; a number of animals of one kind kept together--
"There were shepherds, abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flocks by night..."
After the snow stopped falling, there were flocks of birds, all clamoring for food.

Phlox or phlox ( rhymes with flocks ) means a flowering plant, common in gardens--
We will put phlox of different colors in front of the house.
I like to see the phlox blooming in Summer.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"The white phlox reminded him of flocks of sheep he had seen, wandering in the fields."

Note--"flox" ( rhymes with flocks ) is a scientific or technical term, concerning the manipulation of DNA--
If we could flox this gene, we might be able to stop the spread of the disease.

No comments:

Post a Comment