The Clue
Uredo (5 letter answer)
The Answer
HIVES
Tags
Notes
The answer HIVES is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 750 puzzles.
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Definition
HIVES as a noun:
1. (urtication, urticaria, hives, nettle rash) = an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
HIVE as a noun:
1. a teeming multitude
2. (beehive, hive) = a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees
3. (beehive, hive) = a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree
HIVE as a verb:
1. store, like bees; "bees hive honey and pollen"; "He hived lots of information"
2. move together in a hive or as if in a hive; "The bee swarms are hiving"
3. gather into a hive; "The beekeeper hived the swarm"