blue cohosh
noun
See under cohosh.
Origin of blue cohosh
An Americanism dating back to 1815–25
Words nearby blue cohosh
blue cattle dog,
blue cheese,
blue chip,
blue chip stock,
blue cod,
blue cohosh,
blue comb,
blue coral,
blue crab,
blue crane,
blue cross and blue shield
Definition for blue cohosh (2 of 2)
cohosh
[ koh-hosh, koh-hosh ]
/ ˈkoʊ hɒʃ, koʊˈhɒʃ /
noun
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.
Origin of cohosh
1790–1800,
Americanism; < Eastern Abenaki
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British Dictionary definitions for blue cohosh
cohosh
/ (ˈkəʊhɒʃ, kəʊˈhɒʃ) /
noun
any of several North American plants, such as the blue cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides: family Leonticaceae) and black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa: family Ranunculaceae)
Word Origin for cohosh
C18: probably of Algonquian origin