CANDYTUFT


Meaning of CANDYTUFT in English

/kan"dee tuft'/ , n.

a plant of the genus Iberis, of the mustard family, esp. I. umbellata, an ornamental plant with tufted pink, violet, purple, or red flowers, originally from the island of Crete.

[ 1570-80; Candy (var. of CANDIA) + TUFT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .