candytuftn.

Brit.

/ˈkandɪtʌft/, U.S.

/ˈkændiˌtəf(t)/

Forms:

α. 1600s– candytuft.

β. 1700s– candyturf (rare).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Candy n.¹, tuft n.

Etymology: < Candy n.¹ (compare discussion at that entry) + tuft n. In later use the first element is sometimes apprehended as showing candy n.²The β. forms show alteration of the second element to turf n.¹

A herbaceous annual plant, Iberis umbellata (family Brassicaceae), grown as an ornamental for its white, pink, or pale purple flowers in flat corymbs or ‘tufts’. Also more widely: any of various other herbaceous plants and subshrubs of the genus Iberis.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Cruciferae (crucifers) > [noun] > other crucifers

Raphanusa1398

watercress?a1450

boor's mustard1548

dish-mustard1548

rocket1548

treacle mustard1548

heal-dog1551

Thlaspi1562

candy mustard1597

Grecian mustard1597

Italian rocket1597

knave's mustard1597

madwort1597

mithridate mustard1597

moonwort1597

mithridate1605

wall-rocket1611

broom-wort1614

candytuft1629

draba1629

Turkey cress1633

rock cress1650

shepherd's cress1713

pennycress1714

alyssum1731

arabis1756

tower mustard1760

faverel1770

molewort1770

stinkweed1793

wall cabbage1796

wall-cress1796

awl-wort1797

sickle-pod1846

Kerguelen cabbage1847

sun cress1848

sand rocket1854

wall mustard1904

buckler-mustard-

tower-cress-

α.

1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole 390 (heading) Thlaspi Creticum. Candy Tufts... These doe grow in Spaine and Candie, not farre from the Sea side.

1664 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense 65 in Sylva Sow divers Annuals..Candy-tufts.

1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) Candy Tuft, serves for an Ornament to great Parterres.

1858 G. Glenny Gardener's Every-day Bk. (new ed.) 146/1 The smaller kinds [of hardy annuals]..such as Larkspur, Candy Tuft.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1175 The stocks, wallflowers, and candytuft are favourite garden flowers.

2002 Horticulture July 37 Candytuft, oreganoes, and white clouds of baby's breath..stitch themselves together into a quilt of summer color.

β. 1727 B. Langley New Princ. Gardening Introd. p. viii About..every Tree are cut Circles..sown with Dwarf Stock, Candy Turf, Pinks, Sweet Williams, Catch-fly, &c.1855 Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper 25 Mar. 9/5 Larkspurs for instance, candy turf, Virginian stock, lupinus nana, and small things generally, may be sown in the open border in patches.2013 Southland (N.Z.) Times (Nexis) 17 Apr. 13 Other flowers to plant would include, bellis, calendula, candyturf, Canterbury bells.., stock and wall flowers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	candytuft
释义	candytuftn. Brit. /ˈkandɪtʌft/, U.S. /ˈkændiˌtəf(t)/ Forms: α. 1600s– candytuft. β. 1700s– candyturf (rare). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Candy n.¹, tuft n. Etymology: < Candy n.¹ (compare discussion at that entry) + tuft n. In later use the first element is sometimes apprehended as showing candy n.²The β. forms show alteration of the second element to turf n.¹ A herbaceous annual plant, Iberis umbellata (family Brassicaceae), grown as an ornamental for its white, pink, or pale purple flowers in flat corymbs or ‘tufts’. Also more widely: any of various other herbaceous plants and subshrubs of the genus Iberis. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Cruciferae (crucifers) > [noun] > other crucifers Raphanusa1398 watercress?a1450 boor's mustard1548 dish-mustard1548 rocket1548 treacle mustard1548 heal-dog1551 Thlaspi1562 candy mustard1597 Grecian mustard1597 Italian rocket1597 knave's mustard1597 madwort1597 mithridate mustard1597 moonwort1597 mithridate1605 wall-rocket1611 broom-wort1614 candytuft1629 draba1629 Turkey cress1633 rock cress1650 shepherd's cress1713 pennycress1714 alyssum1731 arabis1756 tower mustard1760 faverel1770 molewort1770 stinkweed1793 wall cabbage1796 wall-cress1796 awl-wort1797 sickle-pod1846 Kerguelen cabbage1847 sun cress1848 sand rocket1854 wall mustard1904 buckler-mustard- tower-cress- α. 1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole 390 (heading) Thlaspi Creticum. Candy Tufts... These doe grow in Spaine and Candie, not farre from the Sea side. 1664 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense 65 in Sylva Sow divers Annuals..Candy-tufts. 1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) Candy Tuft, serves for an Ornament to great Parterres. 1858 G. Glenny Gardener's Every-day Bk. (new ed.) 146/1 The smaller kinds [of hardy annuals]..such as Larkspur, Candy Tuft. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1175 The stocks, wallflowers, and candytuft are favourite garden flowers. 2002 Horticulture July 37 Candytuft, oreganoes, and white clouds of baby's breath..stitch themselves together into a quilt of summer color. β. 1727 B. Langley New Princ. Gardening Introd. p. viii About..every Tree are cut Circles..sown with Dwarf Stock, Candy Turf, Pinks, Sweet Williams, Catch-fly, &c.1855 Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper 25 Mar. 9/5 Larkspurs for instance, candy turf, Virginian stock, lupinus nana, and small things generally, may be sown in the open border in patches.2013 Southland (N.Z.) Times (Nexis) 17 Apr. 13 Other flowers to plant would include, bellis, calendula, candyturf, Canterbury bells.., stock and wall flowers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1629
随便看	outpush outpushed outpushes outpushing output output circuit output current output device output gap output impedance output power output punch output routine output stage output transformer output tube output unit output valve output voltage outputs outputted outputter outputting outquaff outquarter