candytuftPronunciation: /ˈkandɪtʌft/Definition of candytuft noun a European plant with small heads of white, pink, or purple flowers, grown as a garden or rockery plant. Genus Iberis, family Cruciferae Origin: early 17th century: from Candy (obsolete form of Candia, former name of Crete) + tuftcandytuft in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of candytuft in the US English dictionary