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candytuft

candytuft noun: any member of the genus Iberis of flowering plants.

Noun

candytuft (plural candytufts)

  1. Any member of the genus Iberis of flowering plants.
    Synonyms:
    mithridate, mithridate mustard, candy mithridate

candytuft meaning in Tamil

candytuft in Tamil

பெரும்புறவிதழுடைய மலர்க்கொத்துச் செடிவகை

Synonyms of candytuft

Forms of candytuft

pluralcandytufts

Origin of candytuft

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

Words formed from candytuft

Questions about candytuft

What does candytuft mean?
Candytuft means any member of the genus Iberis of flowering plants.
What is candytuft in Tamil?
Candytuft in Tamil is பெரும்புறவிதழுடைய மலர்க்கொத்துச் செடிவகை. See Candytuft meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is candytuft?
Candytuft is a noun.
What is the plural of candytuft?
The plural of candytuft is candytufts.

Words near candytuft in the dictionary

  1. candyman
  2. candymen
  3. candystick
  4. candystriper
  5. candystripers
  6. candytuft
  7. candytufts
  8. candywrapper
  9. candywrappers
  10. cane
  11. cane beardgrass

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Adapted from Wiktionary: candytuft (page history and authors); candytuft (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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