candytuft

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

candytuft
    n 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

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Iberis \Iberis\ n.
   A genus of Old World herbs and subshrubs including the
   {candytuft}.

   Syn: genus {Iberis}.
        [WordNet 1.5]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Candytuft \Can"dy*tuft`\ (k[a^]n"d[-e]*t[u^]ft`), n. (Bot.)
   An annual plant of the genus {Iberis}, cultivated in gardens.
   The name was originally given to the {Iberis umbellata},
   first, discovered in the island of Candia (The Italian name
   for Crete). It is grown as an ornamental plant, having tufted
   red,violet, purple, or pink flowers.
   [1913 Webster]

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