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Webster 1913 Edition
Cohosh
Co′hosh
,Noun.
(Bot.)
A perennial American herb (
Caulophyllum thalictroides
), whose rootstock is used in medicine; – also called pappoose root
. The name is sometimes also given to the Cimicifuga racemosa
, and to two species of Actæa
, plants of the Crowfoot family. Definition 2024
cohosh
cohosh
English
Caulophyllum thalictroides
Actaea racemosa
Noun
cohosh (countable and uncountable, plural cohoshes)
- A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), the rough rootstock of which is used in medicine.
- A smooth herb, Actaea racemosa, marketed for medicinal use.
Synonyms
- (Caulophyllum thalictroides): blue cohosh, squaw root, papoose root
- (Actaea racemosa): Cimicifuga racemosa, black cohosh, black bugbane, black snakeroot, fairy candle