Candytuft

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Iberis \Iberis\ n.
     A genus of Old World herbs and subshrubs including the
     {candytuft}.
  
     Syn: genus {Iberis}.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Candytuft \Can"dy*tuft`\ (k[a^]n"d[-e]*t[u^]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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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