Confect and Rock candy

Confect noun - A rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts.

Rock candy and confect are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Rock candy" with "Confect", this terms are similar.

Rock candy noun - Hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint).

Confect and rock candy are semantically related. You can use "Confect" instead a noun phrase "Rock candy".