| RATTAN | Tropical climbing plant of the palm family whose stems are used for wickerwork; several genera, especially Calamus (6) |
| WEN | Benign skin tumor espe cially of the scalp |
| RANGOLI | Traditional Hindu form of patterned decoration, espe-cially on floors or doorsteps (7) |
| COCONUT | Tree of the palm family (Arecaceae) whose edible seeds yields products including copra and coir (7) |
| SISAL | What is the southernmost member of the palm family? (5) |
| LUFFA | Tropical climbing plant of the cucumber family, including the vegetable sponge, used at bath-time (5) |
| GREWIA | Tropical climbing plant of the mallow family, named after an English physician (6) |
| LOOFAH | Tropical climbing plant of the gourd family (6) |
| LAUNCE | Popular name for the sand eel; family Ammodytidae: several genera and species (6) |
| GOPHER | Burrowing American rodent with a short tail and fur-lined cheek pouches; family Geomyidae, several genera and species (6) |
| MUSSEL | Marine bivalve (lamellibranch) mollusc with an elongated, typically dark-coloured, shell; family Mytilidae, several genera (6) |
| WHANGEE | Asian woody grass of the bamboo subfamily whose stems are used for canes and umbrella handles (7) |
| OATS | Cereal grasses, with grains synonymous with carnal indiscretions of youth, whose stems are used to make traditional shepherds' pipes (4) |
| OSIER | Willow whose stems are used in basket making (5) |
| ANGELICA | Plant whose candied stems are used for decorating and flavouring sweet dishes (8) |
| EXOGEN | Old term for a woody plant whose stem grows by the development of new material on the outside (6) |
| BOUGAINVILLEA | Tropical climbing plant whose inconspicuous flowers are surrounded by showy red or purple bracts (13) |
| YAM | The edible starchy tuber of a tropical climbing plant (3) |
| YAMS | Edible tubers from a tropical climbing plant, used as staple food (4) |
| RAMBLER | Type of rose whose flexible stems are ideal for training (7) |
