Meanings
nouncandytuft (plural candytufts)
plural candytufts
- Any member of the genus Iberis of flowering plants.
Synonyms: mithridate, mithridate mustard, candy mithridate
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny member of the genus Iberis of flowering plants.
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Origin
- ItalianCandia“the name used by the Venetian occupiers of the city of Iraklion”
- Englishcandytuft
From Italian Candia (“the name used by the Venetian occupiers of the city of Iraklion”) + tuft.
More words from Italian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian иберис
- иберис (iberis)plant of the genus Iberis
Catalan carraspic
- carraspicplant of the genus Iberis
Finnish saippo
- saippoplant of the genus Iberis
German Schleifenblume
- Schleifenblumeplant of the genus Iberis
Welsh beryn
- berynplant of the genus Iberis
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Chicago
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