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Arcane Botany: Enigmatic Mythic Plants
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Lady’s mantle, a plant of medieval herbalists believed to capture dew
  • 3. Root said to scream when unearthed, featured in ancient hexes
  • 4. Obscure term for a place or practice of magical herb gathering
  • 6. Extinct plant prized in antiquity for its medicinal and contraceptive uses
  • 8. Wandering herb used in folklore for its dream-enhancing properties
  • 9. Sacred herb historically linked to enchantments and divine protection
  • 10. Pertaining to ancient Celtic mystics known for their sacred herb lore
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  • 2. Deadly nightshade whose name means ‘beautiful woman’ in Italian
  • 5. Also called aconite, known in lore to repel wolves and witches
  • 7. Central groove above the lip, metaphorically linked to love potions
  • 11. Word describing eerie, otherworldly qualities often ascribed to mystic flora
  • 12. Biblical cleansing herb, symbolic in ritual purification

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