blue cohosh
blue cohosh · blue cohoshes
A perennial American herb, the root of which is used in medicineA perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), the root of which is used in medicine.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), the root of which is used in medicine.
More definitions
- tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally
Forms
plural: blue cohoshes| Singular | blue cohosh |
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Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally:blueberry rootpapooserootpapoose rootsquawrootsquaw rootCaulophyllum thalictrioidesCaulophyllum thalictroides
Lessons for this word
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