cohosh

co·hosh

C0464300 (kō′hŏsh′)n. Any of several North American plants, especially blue cohosh, black cohosh, and baneberry.

[From Eastern Abenaki kk^wὰhas.]

cohosh

(ˈkəʊhɒʃ; kəʊˈhɒʃ) n (Plants) any of several North American plants, such as the blue cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides: family Leonticaceae) and black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa: family Ranunculaceae)[C18: probably of Algonquian origin]

co•hosh

(ˈkoʊ hɒʃ, koʊˈhɒʃ)

n. either of two unrelated plants of the eastern U.S., Cimicifugaracemosa, of the buttercup family, or Caulophyllumthalictroides, of the barberry family: both used in folk medicine. [1790–1800, Amer.; < Eastern Abenaki kk^wάhas]

Thesaurus

Noun

cohosh - a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berriesherb Christopher, baneberryActaea, genus Actaea - baneberrybaneberry - a poisonous berry of a plant of the genus ActaeaActaea rubra, red baneberry, snakeberry, redberry, red-berry - North American perennial herb with alternately compound leaves and racemes of small white flowers followed by bright red oval poisonous berriesActaea alba, doll's eyes, white baneberry, white bead, white cohosh - North American herb with white poisonous berriespoisonous plant - a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism

cohosh

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cohosh

(kōhŏsh`), name for several plants, among them baneberrybaneberry,
any plant of the small genus Actaea, north temperate perennials of the family Ranunculaceae (buttercup family) sometimes cultivated for the handsome (though poisonous) berrylike fruits.
..... Click the link for more information. and black cohosh, a species of bugbanebugbane,
any plant of the genus Cimicifuga, tall north-temperate perennials of the family Ranunculaceae (buttercup family). The white spirelike bloom has a rank odor that attracts flies, which pollinate the plant. Common in woodlands of E North America is C.
..... Click the link for more information. , both of the buttercupbuttercup
or crowfoot,
common name for the Ranunculaceae, a family of chiefly annual or perennial herbs of cool regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Thought to be one of the most primitive families of dicotyledenous plants, the Ranunculaceae typically have a simple
..... Click the link for more information. family; and blue cohosh, a member of the barberrybarberry
, common name for the family Berberidaceae, and specifically for the spiny barberries (Berberis species). The family includes perennial herbs and shrubs found in the Northern Hemisphere. The fruit is often a colorful, winter-persistent berry.
..... Click the link for more information. family. Both families are classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Ranunculales.

cohosh

Related to cohosh: blue cohosh

noun

Synonyms for cohosh

noun a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries

Synonyms

herb Christopher
baneberry

Related Words

Actaea
genus Actaea
baneberry
Actaea rubra
red baneberry
snakeberry
redberry
red-berry
Actaea alba
doll's eyes
white baneberry
white bead
white cohosh
poisonous plant