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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