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20 answers for: Plants whose name derives from the Greek for "dry"
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AZALEASPlants whose name derives from the Greek for "dry"
IRISESFlowering plants whose name derives from the Greek word for a rainbow (6)
XEROXCompany whose name comes from the Greek for "dry"
AZALEAShrub from the Greek for "dry"
ELIXIRMagical liquid from the Greek for "dry"
PHLOXHerbaceous plant whose name derives from the Greek for flame (5)
ASTERSFlowering plants whose name comes from the Greek for star (6)
CROCUSESSpring-flowering plants whose name comes from the Greek for 'saffron' (8)
PEONYShowy plant whose name derives from the physician of the Greek gods (5)
LUPINPlant whose name derives from the Latin for "wolfish"
DANDELIONWith yellow flowers or downy "clocks", a plant whose name derives from its jagged leaves reminiscent of the teeth of the "king of beasts" (9)
CELERYPlant whose name derives ultimately from “parsley” in Greek
LOVAGEUsed to flavour pea soups and alcoholic botanical cordials, a herb and heirloom plant whose name derives from a medieval word for parsley (6)
COCAPlant whose name derives from Quechua
SENECIOGenus of plants whose name means "old man"
TRIFFIDSFictional plants whose name refers to three "legs"
STELISGenus of the orchid family whose name derives from the Greek word for mistletoe (6)
NEPHRITEVariety of jade whose name derives from the Greek for "kidney" for it was believed to be beneficial in treating diseases of said organ (8)
MOLLUSCTypically building a protective shell around its soft body, an animal such as the"winding stair" wentletrap or the bubble-rafting violet sea snail whose genus, Janthina, derives from the Greek for "vi
ERITREACountry of NE Africa whose name derives from the Greek for the Red Sea, on which it stands (7)