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
candytuft
Silbentrennung
can·dy·tuft
Aussprache
Etymologie
[ 'kan-dE-"t&ft ] (noun.) 1664. Candy, alteration of Candia Crete, Greek island + English tuft.