CANDYTUFT


Meaning of CANDYTUFT in English

■ noun a plant with small heads of white, pink, or purple flowers, grown as a garden or rockery plant. [Genus Iberis .]

Origin

C17: from Candy (obs. form of Candia , former name of Crete) + tuft .

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