Things That Grow Word Search — Hard
Play a free online Things That Grow word search puzzle. Difficulty: Hard. Find all 12 hidden words on the 12×12 grid below.
Words to find
- DRAGONFRUIT
- BOTTLEBRUSH
- NORI
- CARROT
- CHAMOMILE
- BARLEY
- BASIL
- LAVER
Plus 4 hidden bonus words.
Things That Grow word list, defined
- DRAGONFRUIT /ˈdræɡənˌfrut/ · noun
- The fruit of several species of cactus, especially Selenicereus undatus (formerly Hylocereus undatus), having a leathery pink or yellow skin with scale-like bracts and white or red flesh speckled with tiny black seeds. Also called pitaya or pitahaya. Related: pitaya, pitahaya, strawberry pear.
- BOTTLEBRUSH /ˈbɒt.əl.brʌʃ/ (UK), /ˈbɑː.t̬əl.brʌʃ/ (US) · noun
- A brush with a cylindrical head of stiff bristles on a long handle, typically used for cleaning bottles and other narrow-necked containers; also, any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Callistemon, native to Australia, with spikes of red flowers resembling the brush. Related: brush, scrubbing brush, cleaning brush.
- NORI /noʊriː/ · noun
- Thin sheets of seaweed, often used in Japanese cuisine, particularly in sushi and maki rolls. Nori is typically made from the red algae species Porphyra yezoensis or Porphyra tenera. Related: seaweed, kombu, wakame, dulse.
- CARROT /ˈkærət/ · noun
- A tapered orange root vegetable of the plant Daucus carota, eaten raw or cooked; also, figuratively, a reward or incentive offered to persuade someone to do something. Related: root vegetable.
- CHAMOMILE /ˈkæməmaɪl/ · noun
- A daisy-like plant of the genus Matricaria (especially Chamaemelum nobile or Matricaria chamomilla) whose dried flower heads are used to make a mild, soothing herbal tea and in traditional medicine.
- BARLEY /ˈbɑːrli/ · noun
- A hardy cereal grass of the genus Hordeum, widely cultivated for its grain, which is used in malting for beer and whisky, in animal feed, and as a food grain. Related: grain, cereal, crop.
- BASIL /ˈbæzəl/ (UK), /ˈbeɪzəl/ (US) · noun
- An aromatic herb of the mint family, with sweet-smelling leaves used fresh or dried as a culinary seasoning, especially in Italian and Southeast Asian cooking. Also, a cultivated plant of the genus Ocymum/Ocimum. Related: herb, seasoning, sweet basil, Ocimum basilicum.
- LAVER /lævər/ · noun
- A person who washes or cleans clothes, especially in a laundry or a public bathhouse. A type of seaweed, especially the edible species Porphyra umbilicalis. Related: washer, laundryman, seaweed.
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