The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TANSY which also is the latest solution we found used in Boston Globe in 1985.
Old World weed crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TANSY | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Old World weed
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tansy
- euphorbia peplus
- petty spurge
- dill
- glasswort
- henbane
- yard grass
- sorghum
- genet
- scilla
- stock
- medic
Crossword Answer definitions
TANSY noun- A herbaceous plant with yellow flowers, of the genus Tanacetum, especially Tanacetum vulgare.
- A dish common in the seventeenth century, made of eggs, sugar, rose water, cream, and the juice of herbs (including tansy), baked with butter in a shallow dish. "Originally flavoured with tansy, but by Pepys's time generally having spinach as its predominant flavouring."
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