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noun • any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers | ||||||||
| 32% | 5 | Decaying leaves, bark or compost spread around a plant | ||||||
noun • a protective covering of rotting vegetable matter spread to reduce evaporation and soil erosion verb • cover with mulch | ||||||||
| 32% | 3 | Plant found mostly in decaying vegetable matter | ||||||
noun • seed of a pea plant used for food • the fruit or seed of a pea plant • a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds | ||||||||
Scholar To Tamper With Decaying Plant Crossword Clue
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MARIGOLD which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
MARIGOLD
Updated: October 14, 2023
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