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wild candytuft

wild candytuft noun: iberis amara, a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe.

wild candytuft: iberis amara, a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe
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Noun

wild candytuft (uncountable)

  1. Iberis amara, a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe.
    Synonyms:
    rocket candytuft, bitter candytuft
  2. Noccaea fendleri, a perrenial wildflower in the mustard family found in the mountains of western North America.
    Synonyms:
    alpine pennycress

Synonyms of wild candytuft

  • rocket candytuft
  • bitter candytuft
  • alpine pennycress

Questions about wild candytuft

What does wild candytuft mean?
Wild candytuft means iberis amara, a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe.
What part of speech is wild candytuft?
Wild candytuft is a noun.

Words near wild candytuft in the dictionary

  1. wild boars
  2. wild buckwheat
  3. wild buckwheats
  4. wild cabbage
  5. wild cabbages
  6. wild candytuft
  7. wild cane
  8. wild card
  9. wild cards
  10. wild carrot
  11. wild carrots

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