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candytuft

can·dy·tuft

uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

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

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