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单词 candytuft
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Definition of candytuft in English:

candytuft

noun ˈkandɪtʌftˈkændiˌtəft
  • A European plant with small heads of white, pink, or purple flowers, grown as a garden or rockery plant.

    屈曲花,伞形屈曲花

    Genus Iberis, family Cruciferae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Set out transplants of campanula, candytuft, catmint, coreopsis, delphinium, dianthus, foxglove, penstemon, phlox, salvia, and yarrow.
    • Primula foliage is still as crisp as lettuce, the creeping phlox looks as good as new, and so does the evergreen candytuft.
    • Plant several poppies as your tall center flowers, then add colorful snapdragons or blue salvia, candytuft, pansies, and sweet alyssum or Dusty Miller to fill out your container.
    • I use perennial alpine pinks, biennial sweet William and self-sowing annual candytuft to edge beds of Jupiter's-beard and June-blooming yarrows such as pale yellow ‘Taygetea’ and ‘Moonshine’.
    • Evergreen candytuft and Liriope remain green, while wintergreen and Epimedium turn bronze or purple-red.
    • If perennials like agapanthus, candytuft, coreopsis, daylilies, and penstemon are overgrown or not flowering well, it's time to dig and divide them.
    • Fast-growing annuals such as nasturtium, candytuft and pot marigold can still be sown.
    • Artemisia ‘Silver Mound,’ hardy geraniums, creeping phlox, coralbells, candytuft and most veronicas work well.
    • Clip back aubretias, arabis and perennial candytufts when they have finished flowering.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Candy (obsolete form of Candia, former name of Crete) + tuft.

Definition of candytuft in US English:

candytuft

nounˈkandēˌtəftˈkændiˌtəft
  • A European plant with small heads of white, pink, or purple flowers, often cultivated as a garden plant.

    屈曲花,伞形屈曲花

    Genus Iberis, family Brassicaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Evergreen candytuft and Liriope remain green, while wintergreen and Epimedium turn bronze or purple-red.
    • Plant several poppies as your tall center flowers, then add colorful snapdragons or blue salvia, candytuft, pansies, and sweet alyssum or Dusty Miller to fill out your container.
    • Artemisia ‘Silver Mound,’ hardy geraniums, creeping phlox, coralbells, candytuft and most veronicas work well.
    • Clip back aubretias, arabis and perennial candytufts when they have finished flowering.
    • Set out transplants of campanula, candytuft, catmint, coreopsis, delphinium, dianthus, foxglove, penstemon, phlox, salvia, and yarrow.
    • If perennials like agapanthus, candytuft, coreopsis, daylilies, and penstemon are overgrown or not flowering well, it's time to dig and divide them.
    • Primula foliage is still as crisp as lettuce, the creeping phlox looks as good as new, and so does the evergreen candytuft.
    • I use perennial alpine pinks, biennial sweet William and self-sowing annual candytuft to edge beds of Jupiter's-beard and June-blooming yarrows such as pale yellow ‘Taygetea’ and ‘Moonshine’.
    • Fast-growing annuals such as nasturtium, candytuft and pot marigold can still be sown.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Candy (obsolete form of Candia, former name of Crete) + tuft.

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