papoose-root

[ pa-poos-root, -roo t, puh- ]

/ pæˈpusˌrut, -ˌrʊt, pə- /

noun

the blue cohosh.See under cohosh.

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Nearby words

papism, papist, papistical, papistry, papoose, papoose-root, papovaviridae, papovavirus, papp, pappadam, pappardelle

Origin of papoose-root

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

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