blue cohosh
English
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Noun
[edit]blue cohosh (countable and uncountable, plural blue cohoshes)
- A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), the root of which is used in medicine.
Synonyms
[edit]- (Caulophyllum thalictroides): cohosh, squawroot, papoose root
Coordinate terms
[edit]- (Caulophyllum thalictroides): Cimicifuga racemosa, cohosh, black bugbane, black snakeroot, fairy candle