| ROOTS | Subterranean parts of plants such as parsnip that are eaten as vegetables (5) |
| BULBS | Subterranean parts of plants such as hyacinths, narcissus paperwhites and amaryllis (Hippeastrum), often potted in the autumn to bloom around Christmastime (5) |
| PSORALEN | Compound found in plants, such as parsnips, celery, and parsley (8) |
| SAMPHIRE | European plant of coastal regions (Crithmum maritimum) or marshland (Salicornia europaea) whose fleshy leaves and stalks respectively are eaten as vegetables (8) |
| SHRUB | Mixed drink of lemon, spices, sugar and rum that shares its name with a bushy type of plant such as the Christmas box; or, a fruit cordial or syrup of raspberry or other fruit with added vinegar, for |
| YUCCA | Genus of plants such as the Joshua tree (5) |
| BEETS | Plant with edible leaves and red roots eaten as vegetable and valued for its red roots as a source of sugar |
| STEMS | Propagative parts of plants (5) |
| LEAVE | Pruned parts of plants drop (5) |
| ONION | Bulb eaten as vegetable |
| XYLEM | Woody part of plants (5) |
| BULB | Subterranean part of a plant such as an amaryllis, narcissus, hyacinth or tulip, or that of the garlic or shallot consisting of a number of cloves (4) |
| HERBAL | Type of book describing the properties and medicinal uses of plants such as camomile, feverfew and valerian (6) |
| HERBARY | Old word for a type of physic garden for the cultivation of plants such as rosemary, lemon balm, thyme, hyssop and camomile (7) |
| GREENS | The edible leaves and stems of certan plants eaten as vegetables (6) |
| MANGETOUT | Type of pea whose pods are eaten as well as the peas inside them (9) |
| ASPARAGUS | The spear-shaped shoots of which plant of the lily family are eaten as a vegetable? (9) |
| BOLL | Rounded seed capsule of plants such as cotton and flax (4) |
| TAPROOTS | The single underground organs of plants, such as the dandelion, growing vertically downwards (8) |
| RHIZOME | A thick horizontal underground stem of plants such as the mint and iris (7) |
