The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CLOVE , but the solution may also be BAYLEAF which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in LA Times).
Pungent spice crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
CLOVE | 50 % | 5 |
BAYLEAF | 25 % | 7 |
CARDAMOM | 25 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pungent spice
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Crossword Answer definitions
CLOVE noun- A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.
- A clove tree, of the species Syzygium aromaticum (syn. Caryophyllus aromaticus), native to the Moluccas (Indonesian islands), which produces the spice.
- An old English measure of weight, containing 7 pounds (3.2 kg), i.e. half a stone.
- Any one of the separate bulbs that make up the larger bulb of garlic.
- To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument.
- To break a single crystal (such as a gemstone or semiconductor wafer) along one of its more symmetrical crystallographic planes (often by impact), forming facets on the resulting pieces.
- To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting.
- To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules.
- To split.
- Of a crystal, to split along a natural plane of division.
- A narrow valley with steep sides, used in areas of North America first settled by the Dutch
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 CLOVE
- Garlic segment
- Kitchen spice
- Eggsotic spice
- Garlic unit
- Spice in five-spice powder
- Dried flower bud in a spice rack
- Garlic bulb
- Retired Life Savers flavor
- Spice tree
- Ham sticker
More clues leading to the result BAYLEAF
- Seasoning from the laurel tree
- Aromatic herb in a bouquet garni
- Seasoning symbolizing calmness
- Dried bouquet garni item
- Pungent spice
- Herb from the laurel tree
- Pasta sauce ingredient
- Flavor enhancer
- Stew seasoner
- Sauce seasoning