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There's a flower that grows in myriad places
It's in a disease, it's found upon faces
It's found in the one who accuses a thief
It's found in the one who switches belief
It's found in all those who call themselves straight
As well as a very short timespan to wait.
It may be a hip or a drink that you boil.
Search in the sundew and the stuff made from oil.

The answer is a single English word.

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  • $\begingroup$ It's so refreshing to see a riddle that not only scans well, but also has a reasonable unambiguous solution. Thanks for a great example of what a riddle should be! $\endgroup$
    – GentlePurpleRain
    Jul 20, 2016 at 15:37

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Rose?

Although I'm still figuring out the specific answers to all the clues.

There's a flower that grows in myriad places : Rose is found in multitude of varieties and has thorns on it!

It's in a disease, it's found upon faces - AtherosclEROSis (I was thinking ROSEola and rosy cheeks)
It's found in the one who accuses a thief - pROSEcutor
It's found in the one who switches belief - pROSElytism
It's found in all those who call themselves straight - heteROSExual
As well as a very short timespan to wait. - micROSEcond
It may be a hip or a drink that you boil. - ROSEhip (I was thinking tea rose for the second half)
Search in the sundew and the stuff made from oil. - dROSEra, keROSEne

As Deusovi points out, the title can be restated as "A Puzzle That Rows In Rows", punning on the solution.

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  • $\begingroup$ Almost there. Check the spelling of your disease. Missing a couple of clues. (The title, for instance.) $\endgroup$
    – Hugh Meyers
    Jul 20, 2016 at 8:51
  • $\begingroup$ Aah, interesting :) $\endgroup$
    – ABcDexter
    Jul 20, 2016 at 8:58
  • $\begingroup$ @HughMeyers May I help him out? $\endgroup$
    – ABcDexter
    Jul 20, 2016 at 9:01
  • $\begingroup$ @ABcDexter I have no problem with that. $\endgroup$
    – Hugh Meyers
    Jul 20, 2016 at 9:03
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    $\begingroup$ The title is "A Puzzle that Rows in Rows", to put it slightly differently. $\endgroup$
    – Deusovi ♦
    Jul 20, 2016 at 9:06
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There's a flower that grows in myriad places

Moleflower Pot as in this

It's in a disease, it's found upon faces

Mole as that on a face.

It's found in the one who accuses a thief

A saying in Hindi has it

It's found in the one who switches belief

Mole as a spy..

It's found in all those who call themselves straight

Is it the Mole of organic matter found in every living being?

As well as a very short timespan to wait.

Mole, the animal has about 4 years of life span.

It may be a hip or a drink that you boil.

Here I am struck!

Search in the sundew and the stuff made from oil.

Mexican Mole sauce.

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    $\begingroup$ you could try 'moleasc soup', and moles 'paddle' (furrow) in lines, so good one! $\endgroup$
    – JMP
    Jul 20, 2016 at 9:50
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    $\begingroup$ An upvote for ingenuity! Moleskins are a type of trousers, which are sort of hip related. Could straight be interpreted as a reference to "orthomolecular"? Am I deliberately trying to make my own puzzle too broad? Who knows. (I might go for the soap plant - amole - as the flower as well.) $\endgroup$
    – Hugh Meyers
    Jul 20, 2016 at 12:24
  • $\begingroup$ Haha xD @HughMeyers You made my day, thanks :D $\endgroup$
    – ABcDexter
    Jul 20, 2016 at 12:55

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