Desert plants
The crossword clue "Desert plants" is answered by CACTI, a 5-letter entry. Used 73 times across 36 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
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Used 73 times across 36 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- YUCCAS (8 uses in xd)
- AGAVES (7 uses in xd)
- SAGUAROS (3 uses in xd)
- ALOES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for CACTI
Every other clue in this collection answered by CACTI, most used first.
- Prickly plants - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Israeli desert - NEGEV, used 70 times
- Desert haven - OASIS, used 69 times
- Desert refuge - OASIS, used 62 times
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