The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word AGAVE , but the solution may also be CACTUS which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in LA Times).
Desert plant crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AGAVE | 38 % | 5 |
| YUCCA | 19 % | 5 |
| SOTOL | 16 % | 5 |
| CACTUS | 14 % | 6 |
| SAGE | 8 % | 4 |
| EPHEDRA | 3 % | 7 |
| ALOE | 3 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Desert plant
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- xerophile
- xerophilous plant
- xerophyte
- xerophytic plant
- herbaceous plant
- spider plant
- marsh plant
- desert rose
- rubber plant
- plant life
- plant genus
- painted desert
Crossword Answer definitions
AGAVE noun- A plant of the genus Agave, which includes the maguey or century plant (Agave americana), which produces a gigantic flower stem at maturity.
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 AGAVE
- Century plant
- Spike in tequila production?
- Century plant, e.g.
- Succulent used in tequila
- Tequila ingredient
- Source of sisal
- Its sap becomes tequila
- Sweetener source
- Desert plant
- Plant with fleshy leaves
More clues leading to the result YUCCA
- State flower of New Mexico
- New Mexico state flower
- Joshua tree, for one
- New Mexico emblem
- Spanish bayonet
- Plant with sword-shaped leaves
- New Mexico's official flower
- New Mexico's state flower
- Agave family plant
- Southwestern desert plant
More clues leading to the result SOTOL
- Desert plant
- Yucca's cousin
- Yuccalike plant
- American agave
- Plant of southwest U. S.
- Yucca-like plant.
- Yuccalike plant.
- Desert plant.
- Plant of the Southwest.
- Relative of tequila
More clues leading to the result CACTUS
- Desert prickly plant
- Saguaro
- Prickly pear, for one
- Desert flower
- Prickly plant
- Spiny plant
- Big sticker
- Prickly pear, e.g.
- Mescal, e.g.
- Plant in many Road Runner cartoons
More clues leading to the result SAGE
- Mint-family member
- Wise guy?
- Cooking herb
- Guru
- Type of advice
- Very wise
- Wise guy
- Aromatic herb
- Flavorful herb
- Stuffing herb
More clues leading to the result EPHEDRA
- Desert plant
- Recently banned weight-loss substance
- FDA-banned weight-loss supplement
- Subject of an FDA dietary-supplement ban
- FDA-banned herbal supplement
- Dangerous diet pill ingredient
- Desert shrub
- F.D.A.-banned supplement
- Subject of a 2004 F.D.A. dietary supplement ban
- Banned medicine used to treat asthma