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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Words nearby cohosh
Example sentences from the Web for cohosh
She learned the uses and prices of the plant, and also made drawings of cohosh, moonseed and bloodroot.
The Harvester |Gene Stratton PorterYou should be able to design a number of pretty things from the cohosh leaves and berries, too.
The Harvester |Gene Stratton PorterAnother flower of the summer woods and hillsides is the Cohosh, with a stem from three to eight feet high.
Woodcraft |Alan Douglas
British Dictionary definitions for 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