The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CAMOMILE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result CAMOMILE
- Plant arrived — car turned up for collection
- Put in an appearance outside retro car plant
- Plant is no distance from river
- Arrived, having secured posh car to roll up for tea
- Medicinal plant — measure after cold a medic’s provided
- Plant gives backing for English car coat
- Roughly order in distance medicinal plant
- Medicinal plant creates calm that is wafting round Medical Officer
- It runs over 8 furlongs, and may supply pots!
- Herb arrived, taking a fancy car back
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The straight part
We know that "Medicinal plant" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case medicinal plant = camomile.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does CAMOMILE mean?
CAMOMILE noun- Composite plant with a fragrance reminiscent of apples:
- Any of several other similar plants. (See below)
- Short for camomile tea.