Plant
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

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SOW
An adult female hog

IVY
Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits

SET
Several exercises intended to be done in series; "he did four sets of the incline bench press"

SPY
Watch, observe, or inquire secretly

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MOLE
Small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet

SEED
The thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

ALOE
Succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa

BULB
A rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ

REED
A musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed

ARUM
Any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe

ROSE
Any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

HERB
Aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities

TREE
English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917)

LEEK
Related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves

IRIS
Diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening

WEED
Street names for marijuana

FERN
Any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores

LILY
Any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers

MOSS
Tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants

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YUCCA
Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca having usually tall stout stems and a terminal cluster of white flowers; warmer regions of North America

AGAVE
Tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber

ASEED

TULIP
Any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower

DAISY
Any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl

PANSY
Large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors

SEDGE
Grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers

PHLOX
Any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North American; cultivated for their clusters of flowers

EMBED
Fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"

ASTER
Star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis

SHRUB
A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

WORKS
Performance of moral or religious acts; "salvation by deeds"; "the reward for good works"

SISAL
Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves yielding a stiff fiber used in e.g. rope

IMBED
Fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"

SHILL
A decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others

LOTUS
Annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs

FLORA
(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion

LILAC
Any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers

FOUND
Come upon unexpectedly or after searching; "found art"; "the lost-and-found department"

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CACTUS
Any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines

GARLIC
Aromatic bulb used as seasoning

MIMOSA
A mixed drink containing champagne and orange juice

RADISH
Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its edible pungent root usually eaten raw

CLOVER
A plant of the genus Trifolium

ORCHID
Any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors

AZALEA
Any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors

ARNICA
An ointment used in treating bruises

DAHLIA
Any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia

HYSSOP
Bitter leaves used sparingly in salads; dried flowers used in soups and tisanes

SORREL
A horse of a brownish orange to light brown color

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PETUNIA
Any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers

LOBELIA
Any plant or flower of the genus Lobelia

ALYSSUM
A genus of the family Cruciferae

DEPOSIT
The act of putting something somewhere

CREEPER
Any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb up a tree trunk supporting themselves on stiff tail feathers and their feet

BEGONIA
Any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers in usually terminal cymes or racemes

IMPLANT
A prosthesis placed permanently in tissue

ENGRAFT
Cause to grow together parts from different plants; "graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree"

FREESIA
Any of several plants of the genus Freesia valued for their one-sided clusters of usually fragrant yellow or white or pink tubular flowers

ANEMONE
Marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton

PRIMULA
Any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads

FACTORY
A plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing

ANISEED
Liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors

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HIBISCUS
Any plant of the genus Hibiscus

FOXGLOVE
Any of several plants of the genus Digitalis

CYCLAMEN
Mediterranean plant widely cultivated as a houseplant for its showy dark green leaves splotched with silver and nodding white or pink to reddish flowers with reflexed petals

SHAMROCK
Creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage

OLEANDER
An ornamental but poisonous flowering shrub having narrow evergreen leaves and clusters of fragrant white to pink or red flowers: native to East Indies but widely cultivated in warm regions

CLEMATIS
Any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers

GERANIUM
Any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae

ORGANISM
A living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

MANDRAKE
The root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic

TUBEROSE
A tuberous Mexican herb having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its spikes of highly fragrant lily-like waxy white flowers

MARIGOLD
Any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers

LARKSPUR
Any of numerous cultivated plants of the genus Delphinium

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DANDELION
Any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls

MISTLETOE
Shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks

SPEEDWELL
Any plant of the genus Veronica

EQUIPMENT
An instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service

MACHINERY
Machines or machine systems collectively

WATERLILY
An aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae

INSTITUTE
Set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department"

ESTABLISH
Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"

PLANTLIFE
(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion

SUNFLOWER
Any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays

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ASPIDISTRA
Evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant

NIGHTSHADE
Any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit

CONSTITUTE
Create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee"

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HONEYSUCKLE
Shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowers

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INDUSTRIALPLANT
Buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"