COHOSH

baneberry, cohosh, herb Christopher

(noun) a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

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

Source: Wiktionary

Co"hosh, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), whose roostock 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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