| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ROOTS | Below-the-soil plant parts |
| cryptophyte | any perennial plant that bears its buds below the soil or water surface |
| geophyte | a perennial plant that bears its perennating buds below the surface of the soil |
| cryptophytes | CRYPTOPHYTE, any perennial plant that bears its buds below the soil or water surface |
| cryptophytic | like a cryptophyte, a perennial plant that bears its buds below the soil or water surface |
| hypogynous | (of a plant or flower) Having the stamens and other floral parts situated below the carpels (or gynoecium) |
| ROOTS | Below-ground plant parts |
