blue cohosh

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Etymology

blue + cohosh

Noun

blue cohosh (countable and uncountable; plural blue cohoshes)

1. A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), whose rootstock is used in medicine.

Synonyms

• (Caulophyllum thalictroides): cohosh, squaw root, papoose root

Coordinate terms

• Actaea racemosa, Cimicifuga racemosa, black cohosh, black bugbane, black snakeroot, fairy candle