The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word COCA which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Plant whose name derives from Quechua crossword clue answers
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Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
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COCA | 100 % | 4 |
Why may COCA be the right solution?
The Quechua language is spoken in the Andean region of South America, where the coca plant is native. Coca leaves have been used for centuries by indigenous people for medicinal and cultural purposes. Therefore, the name of the plant "COCA" derives from Quechua.
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Crossword Answer definitions
COCA noun- Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America.
- The dried leaf of one of these plants, the South American shrub (Erythroxylum coca), widely cultivated in Andean countries, which is the source of cocaine.
- A pastry typically made and consumed in the Spanish Mediterranean coast.
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