The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SUMAC , but the solution may also be SPIREA which is one of the most recent solution (2016 in USA Today).
Colorful shrub crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SUMAC | 40 % | 5 |
| SPIREA | 40 % | 6 |
| AZALEA | 20 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Colorful shrub
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- azalea
- sumac
- spirea
- maple
- peony
- hibiscus
- flamboyant
- anthurium
- catalpa
- lory
- blossom
- fall
Crossword Answer definitions
SUMAC noun- Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Rhus and other genera in Anacardiaceae, particularly the elm-leaved sumac, Sicilian sumac, or tanner's sumac (Rhus coriaria).
- Dried and chopped-up leaves and stems of a plant of the genus Rhus, particularly the tanner's sumac (see sense 1), used for dyeing and tanning leather or for medicinal purposes.
- A sour spice popular in the Eastern Mediterranean, made from the berries of tanner's sumac.
- To apply a preparation of sumac to (an object), for example, to a piece of leather to tan it.
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 SUMAC
- Poison ___
- Singer Yma
- Itch-producing plant
- Rash producer
- Cashew cousin
- Drupe tree
- Poison plant
- Poison ivy relative
- Lacquer source
- Shrub that can cause dermatitis
More clues leading to the result SPIREA
- Member of the rose family
- Japanese shrub
- Flowering shrub of the rose family
- Rose family shrub
- Ornamental shrub
- Flowering shrub used in Easter decorations
- Spring-flowering shrub
- Shrub of the rose family
- Rosaceous shrub
- Ornamental shrub of the rose family