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| 1 | 99% | 7 | Exact Match! | |
| 2 | 33% | 6 | A colourful often exotic-looking fragrant flower highly specialised for pollination by certain insects, whose around 28,000 species include bee, bird’s-nest, Darwin’s, fly, frog, greater butterfly and lady’s-slipper | |
| 3 | 30% | 7 | Deciduous shrub of which there a species called False Acacia | |
Shrub Species One From Exotic Area Crossword Clue
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We've checked our database and believe the answer is
SPIRAEA which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
SPIRAEA
Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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We think the answer is "SPIRAEA" which means:
- noun
- • A dicotyledonous genus of the family rosaceae
- • A japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus spiraea; widely cultivated in many varieties for its dense panicles of flowers in many colors; often forced by florists for easter blooming
- • Any rosaceous plant of the genus spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers
An example sentence would be:
- • "The spiraea bushes are in full bloom."
- • "My grandmother loves the sweet fragrance of spiraea."
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| The Guardian Cryptic09 Mar 2016 | Down 6 | |
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1 | A colourful often exotic-looking fragrant flower highly specialised for pollination by certain insects, whose around 28,000 species include bee, bird’s-nest, Darwin’s, fly, frog, greater butterfly and lady’s-slipper
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10 Jun 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 10 Jun 2023 |
2 | Area with exotic creatures | |
3 | A rook nested in smaller species' overcrowded area
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12 Oct 2018 | The Guardian Cryptic / 12 Oct 2018 |
4 | Deciduous shrub of which there a species called False Acacia
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05 Jan 2020 | The Guardian Speedy / 05 Jan 2020 |
5 | Local centre provides exotic shrub
The Guardian Cryptic -
17 Jun 2004 | The Guardian Cryptic / 17 Jun 2004 |
6 | Resembling a shrub or shrub-like growth | |
7 | The shrub I call exotic
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24 Jul 2006 | The Guardian Quiptic / 24 Jul 2006 |
