cohosh

[ koh-hosh, koh-hosh ]

/ ˈkoʊ hɒʃ, koʊˈhɒʃ /

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noun

either of two unrelated plants of the eastern U.S., Cimicifuga racemosa(black cohosh, or squawroot ), of the buttercup family, or Caulophyllum thalictroides(blue cohosh, or papoose-root ), of the barberry family, both used medicinally.

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Origin of cohosh

First recorded in 1790–1800, Americanism; from Eastern Abenaki kkwὰhas

Words nearby cohosh

cohobate, Cohoes, cohort, cohortative, coho salmon, cohosh, co-host, cohousing, COHSE, cohune, COI

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How to use cohosh in a sentence

She learned the uses and prices of the plant, and also made drawings of cohosh, moonseed and bloodroot.
The Harvester|Gene Stratton Porter
View those polished cohosh-berries, white as drops of pearl!
America, Volume IV (of 6)|Joel Cook
I am also equally curious to know if anything eats the fruit of the red and white baneberry and the blue cohosh.
Ways of Nature|John Burroughs
Another flower of the summer woods and hillsides is the Cohosh, with a stem from three to eight feet high.
Woodcraft|Alan Douglas

You should be able to design a number of pretty things from the cohosh leaves and berries, too.
The Harvester|Gene Stratton Porter

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

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