Spring-flowering plants whose name comes from the Greek for 'saffron' (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CROCUSES Spring-flowering plants whose name comes from the Greek for 'saffron' (8) (8)
6% MANACLE Restraint whose name comes from the Latin for "hand" (7) The Atlantic Oct 15, 2025
6% ABBOT Religious title whose name comes from the Hebrew for "father" (5) New York Times Oct 12, 2025
6% HIPPO Animal whose full name comes from the Greek for "river horse" (5) Universal Oct 10, 2025
6% SAHARA Desert whose name comes from the Arabic for "desert" (6) New York Times Oct 1, 2025
6% BALSA Wood whose name comes from the Spanish for "raft" (5) LA Times Daily Sep 25, 2025
6% SPICES Paprika and saffron (6) Universal Sep 19, 2025
6% PRIMROSE Spring flower (8) Eugene Sheffer Sep 11, 2025
6% CROCUS Early flowering plant (6) The Times Concise Sep 2, 2025
6% SEPIA Color whose name comes from the Greek word for "cuttlefish" (5) New York Times Aug 19, 2025
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