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Candytuft   Listen
noun
Candytuft  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.






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"Candytuft" Quotes from Famous Books



... No beast or bird, Only the rain by which are stirred The draining leaves, And trickling eaves Of crib and barn one scarce perceives; And garden-beds where old-time flow'rs hang wet The phlox, the candytuft, and mignonette. ...
— Weeds by the Wall - Verses • Madison J. Cawein



Words linked to "Candytuft" :   flower, Iberis



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