The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 13 letter word BOUGAINVILLEA
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More clues leading to the result BOUGAINVILLEA
- Bloomer made by a violin a bugle disguised
- Plant — Open University obtain six left in British field
- Plant producing a Bolivian glue
- Plant that can produce a viable gun oil
- Shrub that could yield a viable gun oil
- Shakily, I go in with valuable plant
- 8 Frequent blow-up at house involving latest wife to conceal yield of flower
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "flower" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case flower = bougainvillea.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does BOUGAINVILLEA mean?
BOUGAINVILLEA noun- Any of several South American flowering shrubs or lianas, of the genus Bougainvillea, having three showy, colorful bracts attached below each group of three inconspicuous flowers.