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cohosh
noun(co-hosh)any of several North American medicinal or poisonous plants: such as
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noun(co-hosh)black cohosh
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noun(co-hosh)blue cohosh
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noun(co-hosh)a large perennial herb (Cimicifuga racemosa synonym Actaea racemosa) native to moist woodlands of the eastern U.S. and Canada that has ternately compound leaves and clusters of small white flowers
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noun(co-hosh)the rhizome and roots of the black cohosh used especially to treat symptoms of menopause; also : a preparation or extract of this root used as an herbal remedy
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noun(co-hosh)a perennial North American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides) of the barberry family that has greenish-yellow or purplish flowers and large blue berrylike fruits