The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ALKANET which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1982.
Plant yielding a red dye crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ALKANET | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Plant yielding a red dye
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- madder
- alkanet
- anil
- turmeric
- indigo
- woad
- munjeet
- redwood
- capsicum
- eosin
- henna
- puccoon
Crossword Answer definitions
ALKANET noun- Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye.
- The dyeing matter extracted from the plant, giving a deep red colour.
- Other plants of the genus Alkanna.
- Anchusa officinalis (common bugloss), a similar plant.
- Anchusa ochroleuca (yellow alkanet).
- Anchusa barrelieri (false alkanet).
- Lithospermum arvense (bastard alkanet or field gromwell).
- Pentaglottis sempervirens (green alkanet), a blue-flowered plant with evergreen leaves.
- Puccoon (Sanguinaria canadensis).
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