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papoose-root

[ pa-poos-root, -root, puh- ]
/ pæˈpusˌrut, -ˌrʊt, pə- /
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noun
the blue cohosh.See under cohosh.
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Origin of papoose-root

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

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