blue cohosh

English

blue cohosh

Noun

blue cohosh (countable and uncountable, plural blue cohoshes)

A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), the root of which is used in medicine.

Synonyms

(Caulophyllum thalictroides): cohosh, squaw root, papoose root

Coordinate terms

(Caulophyllum thalictroides): Cimicifuga racemosa, cohosh, black bugbane, black snakeroot, fairy candle

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