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ALL meanings of cohosh

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  • noun cohosh any of several North American plants, such as the blue cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides: family Leonticaceae) and black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa: family Ranunculaceae) 3
  • noun cohosh any of several American herbs, as bugbane and baneberry 3
  • noun cohosh a North American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides) of the barberry family, formerly used medicinally by the Indians 3
  • noun cohosh A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), whose rough rootstock is used in medicine. 1
  • noun cohosh either of two unrelated plants of the eastern U.S., Cimicifuga racemosa (black cohosh) of the buttercup family, or Caulophyllum thalictroides (blue cohosh) of the barberry family, both used medicinally. 1
  • noun cohosh A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), the rough rootstock of which is used in medicine. 0
  • noun cohosh A smooth herb, Actaea racemosa, marketed for medicinal use. 0
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