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单词 candytuft
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
can•dy•tuft  (kandē tuft′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologya plant of the genus Iberis, of the mustard family, esp. I. umbellata, an ornamental plant with tufted pink, violet, purple, or red flowers, originally from the island of Crete.
  • Candy (variant of Candia) + tuft 1570–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
candytuft /ˈkændɪˌtʌft/ n
  1. either of two species of Iberis grown as annual garden plants for their umbels ("tufts") of white, red, or purplish flowers
    See iberis
Etymology: 17th Century: from Candy, obsolete variant of Candia (Crete) + tuft
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