The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LICHENS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Growths on rocks and bark crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LICHENS | 100 % | 7 |
Why may LICHENS be the right solution?
Lichens are a type of organism that grow on rocks and bark. They are a symbiotic combination of a fungus and an alga or cyanobacterium. Therefore, "growths on rocks and bark" refers to lichens.
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Crossword Answer definitions
LICHENS noun- Any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of algae and fungi, often found as white or yellow patches on old walls, etc.
- Something which gradually spreads across something else, causing damage.
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