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CANDYTUFT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("candytuft" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Holonyms ("candytuft" is a member of...):
genus Iberis; Iberis (Old World herbs and subshrubs: candytuft)