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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

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Wikispecies

Wikispecies

Caulophyllum thalictroides
Actaea racemosa

Noun

cohosh (countable and uncountable, plural cohoshes)

  1. A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), the rough rootstock of which is used in medicine.
  2. A smooth herb, Actaea racemosa, marketed for medicinal use.

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