Found 3 hits - Term: candytuft, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The 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
see also:
candytuft iberis
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
candytuft \can"dytuft`\ ka^n"d-etu^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
see also:
iberis iberis umbellata
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
candytuft
n : 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
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