The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word FREESIA
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More clues leading to the result FREESIA
- On the house is a different plant
- Delivers one a flower
- On the house is a strange flowering plant
- Clears tips of invasive alien plant
- . Plant releases iodine over area
- Independent continent lacking a flower
- Flower releases its aroma in minimal amounts
- Rescues setter with a plant
- Flower father planted on raised area, I notice
- Delivers lilac regularly as a flower
Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "plant" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case plant = freesia.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 FREESIA mean?
FREESIA noun- Any flowering plant of the genus Freesia, native to South Africa.