candytuft

/kˈændɪtˌʌft/ noun B2

a plant with clusters of small white, pink, or purple flowers

Word Origin A compound of 'candy' and 'tuft' — literally a sweet tuft. The flower candytuft got its name from Candy (the old name for Crete, Candia) and 'tuft' referring to its clustered flowers. But the 'candy' part actually comes from Sanskrit 'khanda' meaning sugar, via Arabic and French. So it's a sweet-looking tufted plant. Related: candy, tuft, tufted.

noun a plant with clusters of small white, pink, or purple flowers B2

In spring, the garden is full of pink candytuft flowers.

(名词) 屈曲花 【一种开有白色、粉色或紫色小花簇的植物】

春天,花园里开满了粉色的屈曲花。

(sustantivo) Iberis; carraspique [una planta con racimos de flores pequeñas blancas, rosadas o moradas]

En primavera, el jardín está lleno de flores rosadas de carraspique.

(nom) iberis; thlaspi [plante ornementale à grappes de petites fleurs blanches, roses ou violettes]

Au printemps, le jardin est plein de fleurs roses d'ibéris.

(Substantiv) Schleifenblume [eine Pflanze mit dichten Büscheln kleiner weißer, rosafarbener oder violetter Blüten]

Im Frühling ist der Garten voller rosafarbener **candytuft**-Blüten.

(名詞) 白、ピンク、紫色の小さな花が房状に咲く植物(イベリス)

春になると、庭はピンクのキャンディタフトの花でいっぱいになる。

(substantivo) ibéris [uma planta com cachos de pequenas flores brancas, rosas ou roxas]

Na primavera, o jardim está cheio de flores rosadas de iberis.

noun Any of the genus Iberis of flowering plants. countable

The garden was adorned with beautiful white candytuft flowers.

(名词) 屈曲花 【屈曲花属植物】

花园里点缀着美丽的白色屈曲花。

(sustantivo) Cualquier especie del género Iberis de plantas con flores.

El jardín estaba adornado con hermosas flores blancas de carraspique.

(nom) ibéris; thlaspi [Plante à fleurs du genre Iberis, de la famille des Brassicacées, souvent cultivée pour ses grappes de fleurs blanches, roses ou violettes.]

Le jardin était orné de magnifiques ibéris aux fleurs blanches.

(Substantiv) Schleifenblume [Eine Pflanzengattung (Iberis) aus der Familie der Kreuzblütler, die für ihre dichten Blütenstände bekannt ist.]

Der Garten war mit schönen weißen **Candytuft**-Blüten geschmückt.

(名詞) Iberis(マガリバナ)属の開花植物の総称。

庭は美しい白いキャンディタフトの花で飾られていた。

(substantivo) ibéris [Qualquer planta do gênero Iberis de plantas com flores.]

O jardim foi adornado com belas flores brancas de iberis.

Word parts: candy + tuft

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