Etymology

candytuft

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Today it means: Any member of the genus Iberis of flowering plants. Full definition →

Italian Candia
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  1. Italian · derived fromCandia“the name used by the Venetian occupiers of the city of Iraklion”
  2. English todaycandytuft

From Italian Candia (“the name used by the Venetian occupiers of the city of Iraklion”) + tuft.

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