candytuft
/ˈkændɪtʌft/noun
1- 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。
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- Genus Iberis, family Cruciferae.屈曲花属, 十字花科。
词源
early 17th cent.: from Candy （obsolete form of Candia, former name of Crete） +TUFT.