Spiny succulent Crossword Clue

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Spiny succulent Crossword Answer

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ALOE

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YUCCA

(5 letters)

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SUCCULENT (adjective)
1. tender and full of juice
SUCCULENT (noun)
1. a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs
SPINY (adjective)
1. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
2. having spines

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

ALOE
(4 letters)
YUCCA
(5 letters)

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