Meaning of COHOSH
| Pronunciation: | | 'kowhâsh
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| | Definition: | | [n] a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries |
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| | Synonyms: | | baneberry, herb Christopher |
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| | See Also: | | Actaea, Actaea alba, Actaea rubra, doll's eyes, genus Actaea, poisonous plant, red baneberry, redberry, snakeberry, white baneberry, white bead, white cohosh | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Co"hosh\, n. (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 {Act[ae]a}, plants of the
Crowfoot family.
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