candytuft Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun 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

WordNet


Can"dy*tuft` noun
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) An annual plant of the genus Iberis, cultivated in gardens. The name was originally given to the I. umbellata, first, discovered in the island of Candia.

Webster 1913