The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word EDELWEISS
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More clues leading to the result EDELWEISS
- Alpine ewes slide all over the place
- I weed less clumsily, seeing Alpine plant
- Plant running rampant in isles, weed
- Plant lies tangled with weeds
- Flower seeds lie everywhere with cutting
- Wild flower from the Guardian is spotted in Leeds, perhaps
- Flower lies in tangles with weeds
- Less wide ground behind energy plant
- Bloomer as you and I are wrong, perhaps, in parts of Leeds
- Highly-sought after rock plant
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What does EDELWEISS mean?
EDELWEISS noun- A European perennial alpine plant, Leontopodium alpinum, with downy leaves and small white flower heads in a dense cluster.