| CELERIAC | Root vegetable of a plant related to parsley and parsnip (8) |
| POTATO | Root vegetable of a plant in the nightshade family, served mashed on cottage pie or sliced on Lancashire hotpot (6) |
| CHERVIL | Herb related to parsley and lovage used in French cookery which is a key ingredient in fines herbes (7) |
| FENNEL | Aniseed-flavoured bulb of a herb related to carrot, parsley and parsnip (6) |
| HEMLOCK | Poisonous plant related to parsley, fennel, Queen Anne's lace and wild carrot, believed to have killed Socrates (7) |
| RADISH | Pungent salad vegetable of a cruciferous plant, Raphanus sativus (6) |
| UMBEL | From the Latin meaning "sunshade", an inflorescence of parsley or its relatives including carrot, dill, fennel and parsnip (5) |
| TURMERIC | Spice derived from the rhizome of a plant related to ginger, cardamom and galangal, used for anti-inflammatory qualities in chai, curry, latte and soup (8) |
| CYCLAMEN | A plant related to primulas with nodding flowers and bent back outer petals (8) |
| ROSE | Flower of a plant related to apples; a diamond cut with facets mimicking said bloom's petals; a soft pink colour; a knot of ribbon on a shoe; or, a marigold window or oeil-de-boeuf (4) |
| DUXELLES | Classic French culinary preparation of finely chopped and sauteed mushrooms, parsley and shallots as a pate-like stuffing for beef Wellington (8) |
| GINGER | Rhizome of a plant related to cardamom, galangal and turmeric, used fresh as a culinary spice in curry pastes and Thai-style fish cakes (6) |
| MEUNIERE | Sauce consisting of brown butter, parsley and lemon (Fr) (8) |
| QUINOA | Gluten-free seeds of a plant related to amaranth and spinach, revered by the ancient Incas (6) |
| THISTLE | With seeds eaten by goldfinches and linked to a Latin motto translating as "no one attacks me with impunity", a plant related to globe artichoke and cardoon (7) |
| ARTICHOKE | Globe --; edible section of a plant related to the thistle with outer leaves which may be served wit |
| BROCCOLI | A vegetable of the genus Brassica (8) |
| SCALLION | Vegetable of various Allium onion species (8) |
| BERMUDAN | Rubbish tip mud found in vegetable of Atlantic island group (8) |
| CHICORY | With cornflower-like blooms, a plant related to endive and radicchio, processed as a caffeine-free substitute for coffee (7) |
