One of the outer leaves of a flower protecting the developing bud (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue One of the outer leaves of a flower protecting the developing bud (5) . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SEPAL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SEPAL One of the outer leaves of a flower protecting the developing bud (5) (5)
6% PALS Buds (4) Thomas Joseph Oct 14, 2025
6% PAL Bud (3) USA Today Oct 4, 2025
6% NIP "___ it in the bud!" (3)
6% AMIGO Bud (5) The Atlantic Sep 7, 2025
6% CALYX Flower bud's protection (5) The Times Concise Jul 4, 2022
6% SEPALS Protection for flowers in bud (6)
5% EXO Outer (Pref.) (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 20, 2025
5% EDGE Outer rim (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 19, 2025
5% RIMS Outer edges (4) Universal Oct 19, 2025
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