blue cohosh

blue co·hosh

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Definitions of blue cohosh words

noun blue cohosh either of two unrelated plants of the eastern U.S., Cimicifuga racemosa (black cohosh) of the buttercup family, or Caulophyllum thalictroides (blue cohosh) of the barberry family, both used medicinally. 1
noun blue cohosh A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), the root of which is used in medicine. 0

before 1815

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An Americanism dating back to 1815-25

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