Plant that means plenty to the Americans? (5)
I believe the answer is:
lotus
'plant' is the definition.
(lotus is a flowering plant)
'means plenty to the americans?' is the wordplay.
'means plenty' becomes 'lot' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'to the americans?' becomes 'US' (United States).
'lot'+'us'='LOTUS'
'that' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lotus that I've seen before include "Sacred symbol" , "Plant promoting forgetfulness" , "Aquatic plant" , "We forget having eaten this" , "Mythical fruit including stste of dreaminess" .)