| OSIER | Common name for various species of willow, especially the Eurasian Salix viminalis (5) |
| SEA | - - - lavender, common name for various species of limonium (3) |
| PINK | Colourful common term for various species of dianthus (4) |
| SPRAT | Common name for various types of forage fish (5) |
| ASPEN | Common name for several trees in the genus Populus, especially the Eurasian P. tremula (5) |
| OTTER | Any of the 13 semiaquatic musteline mammals making up the subfamily Lutrinae, especially the Eurasian Lutra lutra (5) |
| RACER | Name given to various species of snake (5) |
| HOLLY | Any evergreen tree or shrub of the genus Ilex, especially the Eurasian I. aquifolium (5) |
| EGGER | Various species of moths |
| EGRET | A white heron of various species (5) |
| GAURA | Genus whose various species are known as bee blossoms (5) |
| LUPUS | Informal name for various ulcerative skin diseases |
| SPECK | Germanic name for various cured pork products |
| FERDELANCE | Common name applied to various species of highly venomous tropical snakes of the Bothrops genus from the Americas (3-2-5) |
| AXILS | Areas between base of leaf stalks and stems ... spoilt salix (5) |
| PUSSY | Salix trees with furry catkins are often called ___ willows (5) |
| IXIAS | Iris relatives aka 'Corn lilies' - contained by Salix, I assume (5) |
| GALLNUT | Round gall produced on the leaves and shoots of various species of the oak tree (4,3) |
| ASPHODELS | Common name for various southern European plants of the lily family, having white, pink, or yellow flowers in elongated clusters (9) |
| MUSSEL | Common name for various bivalve molluscs, especially Mytilus edulis |