Iberis
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Iberis
This article is about the plant genus. See also Operation Candytuft.
Iberis is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It comprises herbs and subshrubs of the Old World. These species are commonly known as candytufts. The name "candytuft" is not related to candy, but derives from Candia, the former name of Iraklion on the island of Crete.

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Iberis

Noun
1. Old World herbs and subshrubs: candytuft
(synonym) genus Iberis
(hypernym) dilleniid dicot genus
(member-holonym) Cruciferae, family Cruciferae, Brassicaceae, family Brassicaceae, mustard family
(member-meronym) candytuft



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