| ACAI | Palm tree of tropical South America (Euterpe oleracea) cultivated for its nutrient-rich purple berries (4) |
| LUPIN | Papilionaceous plant related to the pea whose name, meaning "wolfish", pertains to the belief that said "bluebonnet" ravenously depleted the soil of its nutrients (5) |
| ANACONDA | Very large semiaquatic snake of the boa family of tropical South America (8) |
| ARAPAIMA | Freshwater fish of tropical South America which is among the world's largest; also called pirarucu and paiche (8) |
| TITI | Small arboreal monkey of tropical South America (4) |
| TALIPOT | Palm tree of South Asia, Corypha umbraculifera, whose leaves are used for thatching houses (7) |
| EUNECTES | Genus of boas found in tropical South America whose name is derived from the Greek for "good swimmer" |
| BALSA | Tree of tropical America with very light wood that is used for making rafts (5) |
| TONKABEAN | Fragrant black almond-shaped seed of a tall leguminous tree of tropical America (5,4) |
| TONKABEANS | Fragrant black almond-shaped seeds of a tall leguminous tree of tropical America (5,5) |
| CABBAGE | Any of various cultivated varieties of the cruciferous plant Brassica oleracea capitata (7) |
| COCO | ___ de mer, a palm tree of the Seychelles, producing a large fruit containing a two-lobed edible nut (4) |
| COCODEMER | Palm tree of the Seychelles that produces a large fruit containing a two-lobed edible nut (4,2,3) |
| ARABICA | Shrubby tree of tropical Africa cultivated for coffee (7) |
| ANDIRA | Small genus of evergreen trees of tropical America and western Africa. |
| ENGLISHWALNUT | A common name of the deciduous tree Juglans regia which produces nutrient-rich kernels that can be p |
| HUMUS | Dark nutrient-rich component of soil formed by the decomposition of plant and animal matter (5) |
| SPINACH | Plant grown for its edible, nutrient-rich dark-green leaves (7) |
| CHIRP | Sound of a bird with unusually rich purple head (5) |
| NUITS | '___ de Young' is a Moss rose with rich-purple blooms (5) |
