The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ACACIA which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2021.
Thorny shrub crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ACACIA | 57 % | 6 |
| BRIAR | 21 % | 5 |
| ROSEBUSH | 7 % | 8 |
| SLOE | 7 % | 4 |
| BRIER | 7 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Thorny shrub
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bramble
- blackberry bush
- briar
- brier
- acacia
- hawthorn
- blackthorn
- citron
- furze
- gooseberry
- aspalathus
- cassie
Crossword Answer definitions
ACACIA noun- A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.
- The thickened or dried juice of several species in Acacieae, in particular Vachellia nilotica (syn. Acacia nilotica), the Egyptian acacia.
- A false acacia; robinia tree, Robinia pseudoacacia.
- Gum arabic; gum acacia.
- Any of several related trees, such as the locust tree.
- A light to moderate greenish yellow with a hint of red.
- (history) A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.
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 ACACIA
- Mimosa family member
- "It'sh __ mishtaken identity"
- Mimosaceous tree
- Gum arabic
- Gum arabic source
- Small tree with yellow flowers
- Gum tree
- Thorny plant
- Source of gum arabic
- Thorny shrub
More clues leading to the result BRIAR
- Pipe material
- Prickly plant
- Hare's habitat
- Pipe made from a root
- Pipe type
- Bush with thorns
- Pipe root
- Kind of patch for Br'er Rabbit
- Kind of pipe
- Prickly rose
More clues leading to the result ROSEBUSH
- Plant in a garden
- Thorny subject
- Prickly growth
- Flowering shrub
- American Beauty site
- Shrub bearing floribunda
- Trellis climber
- Thorny shrub
- Common garden sight
More clues leading to the result SLOE
- Blackthorn
- Blackthorn fruit
- Kind of gin
- Wild plum
- __ gin
- __ gin fizz
- ___-eyed
- Gin flavoring
- ___ gin fizz
- ____ gin