cohosh
Caulophyllum thalictroides
Meaning
Noun
- A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides (species)), the rough rootstock of which is used in medicine.
- A smooth herb, Actaea racemosa, marketed for medicinal use.
Related
Similar words
- blue cohosh, squaw root, papoose root
- Cimicifuga racemosa, black cohosh, black bugbane, black snakeroot, fairy candle
Origin
- From an Algonquian word meaning "rough", probably Eastern Abenaki / Penobscot *kkwὰhas. Compare Massachusett kushki ("(it is) rough"). Compare cocash.
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