The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SPIKENARD which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2001.
Aromatic root crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPIKENARD | 33 % | 9 |
| GINSENG | 33 % | 7 |
| ORRIS | 33 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Aromatic root
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ginseng
- spikenard
- orris
- calamus
- celeriac
- galangal
- galingale
- parsnip
- celery root
- sassafras
- vetiver
- apium graveolens rapaceum
Crossword Answer definitions
SPIKENARD noun- A perfumed ointment, extracted from the plant Nardostachys jatamansi that belongs to the Valerian family and grows in the Himalayas.
- The plant Nardostachys jatamansi (syn. Nardostachys grandiflora).
- Lavandula stoechas, another species used in antiquity to produce an aromatic oil.
- Any plant of the genus Aralia of the Araliaceae family.
- False spikenard (Maianthemum racemosum, syn. Smilacina racemosa)
- Ploughman's spikenard (Inula conyza, now Pentanema conyzae).
- Wild spikenard (Asarum europaeum).
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SPIKENARD
More clues leading to the result GINSENG
- Root that boosts the immune system
- Root for herbalists
- Allegedly healthful root used in tea
- Medicinal "root of heaven"
- Aromatic root
- Tea herb
- Root widely used in traditional Chinese medicine
- Health-food store purchase
- Health-food store buy
- Chinese herb.