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The Clue

Growth in a recently burned clearing (8 letter answer)

The Answer

FIREWEED

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Notes

The answer FIREWEED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.

Definition

FIREWEED as a noun:

1. (fireweed, giant willowherb, rosebay willowherb, wickup, Epilobium angustifolium) = tall North American perennial with creeping rootstocks and narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers occurring in great abundance in burned-over areas or recent clearings; an important honey plant
2. (fireweed, Erechtites hieracifolia) = an American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers