| MAPLE | Tree in Acer genus: its leaf is emblematic of Canada (5) |
| MAPLETREE | Its leaf is emblematic to Canada (5,4) |
| POTATO | Root vegetable in Solanum genus, but if in Ipomoea genus it's sweet (6) |
| CERISE | Cherry-ripe colour... in acer is exceptional (6) |
| BIFID | If a 3-lobed leaf is 'trifid', what is a 2-lobed leaf? (5) |
| AGNUS | Figure of a lamb, emblematic of Christ; _ Dei (5) |
| LEEKS | Frost-tolerant winter vegetables emblematic of the country where Christmas is called "Nadolig" (5) |
| METAL | ___ leaf is a type of begonia (5) |
| AGNUSDEI | Figure of a lamb that is emblematic of Christ (5,3) |
| TOTEM | A sacred object emblematic of a family group or tribe in, for example, Native American culture (5) |
| STRIP | An agapanthus leaf is ___-shaped... segments turned back (5) |
| LAUREL | Its leaf is a symbol of victory (6) |
| TOTEMISM | Form of betting on Frenchmen boxing is emblematic of certain cultures (8) |
| SWASTIKA | Deer consuming mostly rubbish is emblematic of a bad regime in the past (8) |
| UNION | From "one", a word for coalition, fusion, harmony or wedlock; a national flag or jack; or, a device, emblematic of alliance, on aforesaid colours (5) |
| LANCE | A cornflower leaf is ___ -shaped (5) |
| CHILL | “November’s sky is ____ and drear, / November’s leaf is red and sear” (Walter Scott) |
| THIEF | One tea leaf is simply no good |
| CHRYSANTHEMUM | Flower that is emblematic of the Japanese royal family (13) |
| SHAMROCK | Outrage about a chap's title - this is emblematic of Ireland |