Growth Seen On Upturned Ships Bottom Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum • related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves
	34%	5		Free an upturned bottom
	noun • an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything • the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
	23%	7		May have a flat bottom or rounded bottom
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