cohosh

Noun

Meaning

A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), whose rootstock is used in medicine; -- also called pappoose root. The name is sometimes also given to the Cimicifuga racemosa, and to two species of Actaea, plants of the Crowfoot family.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

baneberry herb Christopher blue cohosh black cohosh papoose root black snakeroot squaw root Cimicifuga racemosa clusterings black bugbane fairy candle

Hypernyms

poisonous plant

Hyponyms

redberry snakeberry white bead red-berry red baneberry Actaea rubra

Phrases with the word

summer cohosh white cohosh

Examples

Henneicke-von Zepelin HH, Meden H, Kostev K, Schröder-Bernhardi D, Stammwitz U, Becher H. Isopropanolic black cohosh extract and recurrence-free survival after breast cancer. Source: Internet

Wuttke, W. and Seidlova-Wuttke, D. News about Black cohosh. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

cohortee cohorting cohortmate cohost cohostess cohouse