cohoshn.
/kəʊˈhɒʃ/ The name of several North American plants which have been used medicinally. black cohosh n. Cimicifuga racemosa. blue cohosh n. Caulophyllum thalictroides. red cohosh n. Actæa spicata var. rubra. white cohosh n. Actæa alba.
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1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 189 Cohush (Actaea Spicata).
1845 S. Judd Margaret i. xvi. 143 She gathered the..red cohosh..and other flowers.
1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 241 Caulophyllum..The flowers..are succeeded by deep-blue globose berries..These berries are called by the Indians Cohosh, and the plant is esteemed medicinal.
1880 Libr. Universal Knowl. IV. 119 Cohosh, the Indian name of black snake-root.
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