The Clue
Herb of 1909? (11 letter answer)
The Answer
WINTERGREEN
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Notes
The answer WINTERGREEN is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
WINTERGREEN as a noun:
1. (wintergreen, pyrola) = any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola
2. (teaberry, wintergreen, checkerberry, mountain tea, groundberry, ground-berry, creeping wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens) = creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil
3. (wintergreen, boxberry, checkerberry, teaberry, spiceberry) = spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil