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ˈkoʊ hɒʃ, koʊˈhɒʃco·hosh

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. baneberry, cohosh, herb Christophernoun

    a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries

Wiktionary

  1. cohoshnoun

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

  2. Etymology: Eastern kkwὰhas

Wikipedia

  1. Cohosh

    Cohosh is a common name in the English language for several loosely related woodland herbs. The name may derive from Algonquian (Eastern Abenaki / Penobscot) '*kkwὰhas', meaning 'rough', possibly describing leaves or compound flowers.

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  1. cohosh

    Cohosh is a term used to describe plants from the Ranunculaceae family, which includes black and blue cohosh. These perennial herbs are native to North America and are traditionally used in herbal medicine for various ailments, including menstrual and menopausal problems, arthritis, and muscle pain.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cohoshnoun

    a perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), whose rootstock is used in medicine; -- also called pappoose root. The name is sometimes also given to the Cimicifuga racemosa, and to two species of Actaea, plants of the Crowfoot family

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cohosh in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cohosh in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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