Explore real-world uses of cryptic plant names in this medium-level crossword puzzle made for kids ages 8-12. Includes clues about herbs, medicine, and garden plants.
Arcane Botanical Lexicon Unveiled is a hard crossword puzzle with 19 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Arcane Botanical Lexicon Unveiled
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- 1. California lilac genus with blue flowers and nitrogen-fixing ability
- 2. Conifer known for its haunting silhouette and aromatic wood
- 3. Silver-leafed plant often confused with dusty miller
- 4. Bloodroot plant with red sap traditionally used by Native Americans
- 6. Wind-flower mythically said to arise from the tears of Aphrodite
- 11. Stately tree genus famous for its strength and acorns
- 12. Salt-tolerant shrub called 'tamarisk' with feathery foliage
- 14. Touch-me-not flower known for its rapid seed dispersal
- 16. Clustered flower renowned for vibrant summer displays
- 17. Toxic flowering herb named after a Flemish botanist
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- 5. Low evergreen groundcover named for its thick-stemmed nature
- 7. Living fossil tree with fan-shaped leaves and medicinal reputation
- 8. Deciduous shrub with lobed leaves and winter ornamental berries
- 9. Marsh plant with succulent jointed stems thriving in saline soils
- 10. Aromatic Australian tree favored by koalas
- 13. Sun-loving perennial often mistaken for a daisy’s distant cousin
- 15. Cherry-like vitamin C rich green fruit often mistaken for berry
- 18. Toxic flowering shrub with Mediterranean origins and pink blossoms
- 19. Carnivorous plant famous for trapping unsuspecting insects
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