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Webster 1913 Edition
Candytuft
Can′dy-tuftˊ
(kăn′dē̍-tŭftˊ)
, Noun.
(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.