Crossword puzzle clue "mediterranean evergreens"

CAROB, (Arabic) the sweet-flavoured seed of an evergreen tree, aka locust bean

CACAO, (Nahuatl) a small evergreen tree of South America and the West Indies, from the fruit of which cocoa and chocolate are prepared

CONIFER, any tree or shrub of the group Coniferae, including yews, pines, firs, etc., which typically bear cones

ERICA, (Latin) a shrub of the heath family