Spice

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 4. Bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb (5)
  2. 5. Bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized (6)
  3. 8. Extremely pungent leaves used fresh or dried as seasoning for especially meats (8)
  4. 11. East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed (6)
  5. 12. Aromatic herb with flat or crinkly leaves that are cut finely and used to garnish food (7)

Down

  1. 1. Perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems (6)
  2. 2. Aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning (4)
  3. 3. White seasoning found in the sea (4)
  4. 6. Aromatic bark used as a spice (8)
  5. 7. Sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum (6)
  6. 9. Aromatic Eurasian perennial (7)
  7. 10. A pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with ___ powder and usually eaten with rice (5)
  8. 13. An aromatic herb whose leaves are used to flavor food. (4)