cohosh

[ koh-hosh, koh-hosh ]

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noun

either of two unrelated plants of the eastern U.S., Cimicifuga racemosa black cohosh, or squawroot, of the buttercup family, or Caulophyllum thalictroides blue cohosh, or papoose-root, of the barberry family, both used medicinally.

cohosh

/ kəʊˈhɒʃ; ˈkəʊhɒʃ /

any of several North American plants, such as the blue cohosh ( Caulophyllum thalictroides: family Leonticaceae ) and black cohosh ( Cimicifuga racemosa: family Ranunculaceae )

Origin of cohosh¹

First recorded in 1790–1800, Americanism; from Eastern Abenaki kkwὰhas

Origin of cohosh¹

C18: probably of Algonquian origin

She learned the uses and prices of the plant, and also made drawings of cohosh, moonseed and bloodroot.

View those polished cohosh-berries, white as drops of pearl!

I am also equally curious to know if anything eats the fruit of the red and white baneberry and the blue cohosh.

Another flower of the summer woods and hillsides is the Cohosh, with a stem from three to eight feet high.

You should be able to design a number of pretty things from the cohosh leaves and berries, too.

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