The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word POTATO , but the solution may also be HENBANE which is one of the most recent solution (2001 in New York Times).
Plant of the nightshade family crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| POTATO | 33 % | 6 |
| HENBANE | 33 % | 7 |
| TOMATO | 17 % | 6 |
| TOBACCO | 17 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Plant of the nightshade family
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- belladonna
- deadly nightshade
- bittersweet
- wolfsbane
- alkanet
- alkekengi
- alleluia
- arbutus
- banewort
- bastard pennyroyal
- bear's breech
- bearbind
Crossword Answer definitions
POTATO noun- The tuber of a plant, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe; this plant.
- A conspicuous hole in a sock or stocking
- A camera that takes poor-quality pictures.
- A mentally handicapped person.
- An underpowered computer or other device, especially when small in size.
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 POTATO
- Starchy tuber
- ____ chips
- Chowder ingredient
- Latke ingredient
- Vichyssoise ingredient
- One of 93 down, e.g.
- You might make a hash of it
- Red bliss, for one
- It may be mashed
- Word after couch
More clues leading to the result HENBANE
- Poisonous herb
- Yellow-flowered poisonous herb
- Poisonous plant in the nightshade family
- Poisonous plant
- Wild herb, called poison tobacco.
- Poisonous plant.
- Old World herb.
- Plant deadly to fowls.
- Ill-smelling herb
- Old World herb
More clues leading to the result TOMATO
- Warhol's soup-can flavor
- Attacker in a 1980 flick
- Club-sandwich layer
- Love apple
- Dish
- BLT ingredient
- TN State Fruit
- Marinara must
- Home garden yield
- Soup base