Origin of Spices

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 5. Country in Asia with the Taj Mahal (5)
  2. 6. The metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used (8)
  3. 8. The Romance language spoken in Italy (7)
  4. 9. Any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum (5)
  5. 11. Sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum (6)
  6. 12. An inhabitant of the ancient ___ Empire (plural) (6)
  7. 15. Any property detected by the olfactory system (5)

Down

  1. 1. Aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative (plural) (6)
  2. 2. Very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency (5)
  3. 3. A republic on the island of Ceylon (8)
  4. 4. A plant lacking a permanent woody stem (4)
  5. 6. Aromatic bark used as a spice (8)
  6. 7. The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people (6)
  7. 10. The Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages (plural) (6)
  8. 13. An aromatic herb whose leaves are used to flavor food. (4)
  9. 14. Very warm (3)