| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| peppertree | an evergreen tree native to tropical America |
| peppertrees | PEPPERTREE, an evergreen tree native to tropical America |
| avocados | The tropical evergreen tree that bears this fruit. It is native to Central America and widely cultivated elsewhere |
| sapodilla | large evergreen tree, Manilkara zapota, of tropical America, bearing an edible fruit and yielding chicle |
| guaiacums | An evergreen tree of the Caribbean and tropical America, formerly important for its hard, heavy, oily timber but now scarce |
| cassavas | The shrubby tree from which this root is obtained, native to tropical America and cultivated throughout the tropics |
