The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word CACTUS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1964.
Plant of the Southwest crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CACTUS | 50 % | 6 |
| SOTOL | 50 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Plant of the Southwest
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- yucca
- spinach
- derris
- madder
- loco
- tonga
- alfalfa
- mangrove
- pine
- rue
- adams
- mescal
Crossword Answer definitions
CACTUS noun- Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate.
- Any succulent plant with a thick fleshy stem bearing spines but no leaves, such as euphorbs.
- Non-functional, broken, exhausted, dead.
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 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