CANDYTUFT

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("candytuft" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Holonyms ("candytuft" is a member of...):

genus Iberis; Iberis (Old World herbs and subshrubs: candytuft)

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