The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word AZALEA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result AZALEA
- Extreme characters crushing a meadow plant
- . Bush captured by Gaza leaders
- Laze about in empty Australia bush
- Answer article describing unknown meadow flower
- Ornamental shrub unknown porter maybe carried through two acres
- Azerbaijan meadow contains a flower
- Plant extremists attached to a meadow
- Jazzman regularly seen with meadow flower
- Gaza, leaderless, getting a visit from Bush
- Plant beer in hands of jazzman at intervals
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 = azalea.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 AZALEA mean?
AZALEA noun- A plant of the obsolete genus Azalea.