What does "cohosh" mean?

A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), the rough rootstock of which is used in medicine.

Cohosh

Q: What is a synonym for "cohosh"?

Common synonyms include: actaea racemosa, actaea racemosa extract, baneberry, black cohosh extract, black cohosh plant, cohosh root extract.

/kəˈhɒʃ/ noun

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Noun

1
A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), the rough rootstock of which is used in medicine. countable, uncountable
2
a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries wordnet
3
A smooth herb, Actaea racemosa, marketed for medicinal use. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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actaea racemosa actaea racemosa extract baneberry black cohosh extract black cohosh plant cohosh root extract

Antonyms

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placebo synthetic hormone

Etymology

From an Algonquian word meaning "rough", probably Eastern Abenaki / Penobscot *kkwὰhas. Compare Massachusett kushki (“(it is) rough”). Compare English cocash.

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