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diˌtʌft noun
a plant of the genus Iberis, of the mustard family, especially I. umbellata, an ornamental plant with tufted pink, violet, purple, or red flowers, originally from the island of Crete.
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| —n | |
| See iberis either of two species of Iberis grown as annual garden plants for their umbels ("tufts") of white, red, or purplish flowers | |
| [C17: from Candy, obsolete variant of | |
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