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The Clue
Fungous growths (7 letter answer)
The Answer
LICHENS
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Notes
The answer LICHENS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
LICHEN as a noun:
1. any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks
2. any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc.