candytuft

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candytuft - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Iberis \Iberis\ n.
     A genus of Old World herbs and subshrubs including the
     candytuft.
  
     Syn: genus Iberis.
          [WordNet 1.5]

  Candytuft \Can"dy*tuft`\ (k[a^]n"d[-e]*t[u^]ft`), n. (Bot.)
     An annual plant of the genus Iberis, cultivated in gardens.
     The name was originally given to the Iberis umbellata,
     first, discovered in the island of Candia (The Italian name
     for Crete). It is grown as an ornamental plant, having tufted
     red,violet, purple, or pink flowers.
     [1913 Webster]

candytuft - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  candytuft
      n 1: any of various flowering plants of the genus Iberis
           cultivated for their showy clusters of white to red or
           purple flowers; native to Mediterranean region