The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DAHLIAS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result DAHLIAS
- Bloomers? Pilot owned up
- Writer spoke briefly about flowers
- Flowers ships conveyed westwards
- Sail had overturned flowers
- Surrealist artist apprehending hearts as flowers
- Sail had to be put up for these blooming things
- Sources of hope and inspiration in fresh salad plants
- I like following creator of giant peach blossoms
- Raised canvas held flowers
- Today’s theme is about a bunch of flowers
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "plants" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case plants = dahlias.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 DAHLIAS mean?
DAHLIAS noun- Any plant of the genus Dahlia, tuberous perennial flowering plants native to Mexico.