English Explanatory Dictionary

candytuft

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the genus Iberis of flowering plants.

Word forms

candytuft candytufts

Etymology

From Italian Candia (“the name used by the Venetian occupiers of the city of Iraklion”) + tuft.

Synonyms

mithridate mithridate mustard candy mithridate

Derived words

wild candytuft
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