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noun • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | ||||||||
| 29% | 7 | Fruit of this tree is an acorn | ||||||
noun • medium-sized evergreen oak of southern Europe and northern Africa having thick corky bark that is periodically stripped to yield commercial cork | ||||||||
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noun • a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets • small to medium deciduous oak of east central North America; leaves have sharply pointed lobes | ||||||||
Acorn Set To Become Start Of Tree Crossword Clue
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ANCESTOR which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
ANCESTOR
Updated: October 14, 2023
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