Spiny houseplants (5)

I believe the answer is:

cacti

(Other definitions for cacti that I've seen before include "growing group" , "Tough plants" , "Spiky desert plants in plural" , "Prickly plants" , "They store water" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday and The Wall Street Journal.

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