Held back — like flowering plants, perhaps? Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Held back — like flowering plants, perhaps? . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STEMMED.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STEMMED Held back — like flowering plants, perhaps? (7)
8% STIFLED Held back (7) Wall Street Journal Mar 28, 2026
8% FUCHSIA Flowering plant (7) The Telegraph Quick Mar 2, 2026
8% VIOLET Flowering plant (6) The Telegraph Quick Feb 9, 2026
8% DAHLIA Trouble held back plant (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 3, 2026
7% GLORY Morning ___ (flowering plant) (5) Universal Mar 22, 2026
7% CACTI Plants in a Western, perhaps (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 22, 2026
7% SECRETAGENT Plant with a bug, perhaps? (11) Universal Mar 22, 2026
7% PHLOX Pink-flowered plant (5) Commuter Mar 20, 2026
7% RETINEBAR I was being held back (9) The Times O Tempora Feb 28, 2026
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