| SWEETPOTATO | The plant Ipomoea batatas of tropical America, cultivated for its edible fleshy yellow root |
| POTATO | The plant Ipomoea batatas of tropical America, cultivated for its edible yellow root (5,6) |
| SWEET | The plant Ipomoea batatas of tropical America, cultivated for its edible yellow root (5,6) |
| MORNING | Common name of the twining plant Ipomoea (7,5) |
| GLORY | Common name of the twining plant Ipomoea (7,5) |
| TOMATO | Plant of S America cultivated for its red, fleshy, edible fruits (6) |
| PHLOX | Polemoniaceous plant of N. America cultivated for its clusters of white, red or purple flowers (5) |
| PECAN | Hickory tree of the southern US cultivated for its smooth edible nuts; Carya illinoinensis, family Juglandaceae (5) |
| BONIATO | Caribbean variety of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) having cream-coloured rather than orange flesh (7) |
| MAGNOLIA | Genus of trees of Asia and North America cultivated for their white, pink, purple or yellow showy flowers (8) |
| MORNINGGLORY | Slang for a racehorse which runs faster on the dawn gallops than in the actual race; or, any vining ipomoea, named for its trumpet-shaped blooms that open around sunrise (7,5) |
| GOLDENSEAL | North American woodland plant of the buttercup family whose yellow root is used for digestive and pelvic inflammatory disorders (10) |
| RUTABAGA | The large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food. |
| TUBER | Edible fleshy plant root (5) |
| BEET | Vegetable with edible fleshy fruits and leaves and a good source of sugar |
| GINGKO | Deciduous ornamental Chinese tree with fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow fruit |
| RHUBARB | Garden plant with edible fleshy stems (7) |
| HEART | The shape of Ipomoea 'Morning Glory' leaves (5) |
| STARGLORY | Another name for Ipomoea quamoclit or cypress vine (4,5) |
| SWEDE | Thick edible yellow root, sounds Scandinavian (5) |