This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Monday, June 8, 2026 (16 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Monday puzzles are the easiest of the week, so the clue is likely a plain definition.
Answer length: 5 squares
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P _ _ _ _
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P _ _ _ T
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PLANT as a word: (botany) An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. Typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather t...; (botany) An organism of the kingdom Plantae. Now specifically, a living organism of the Embryophyta (land plants) or of the Chlorophyta (green algae), a euka....
PLANT has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 3, 2025.
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