COHOSH

Meaning of COHOSH in English

[ kə'hɒʃ ]

■ noun a North American plant with medicinal properties. [ Cimicifuga racemosa ( black ~ ) and other species.]

Origin

C18: from Eastern Abnaki.

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COHOSH — noun Etymology: Eastern Abenaki kkwὰhas Date: 1789 any of several North American medicinal or poisonous plants: as, black ~ , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COHOSH — ˈkōˌhäsh, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷, kəˈhəsh noun ( -es ) Etymology: of Algonquian origin; akin to Natick kôshki it is rough : any …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COHOSH — (n.) A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), whose rootstock is used in medicine; -- also called pappoose root. The name …
Английский словарь Webster
COHOSH — ( n. ) A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), whose rootstock is used in medicine; -- also called pappoose root. …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COHOSH — /koh"hosh, koh hosh"/ , n. either of two unrelated plants of the eastern U.S., Cimicifuga racemosa (black cohosh) , of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COHOSH — noun Etymology: Eastern Abenaki kk w ὰhas Date: 1789 : any of several North American medicinal or poisonous plants: as …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COHOSH — noun a perennial american herb (caulophyllum thalictroides), whose rootstock is used in medicine; also called pappoose root. the name …
Webster English vocab
COHOSH — [co.hosh] n [Eastern Abenaki kkwahas] (1789): any of several American medicinal or poisonous plants: as a: black cohosh b: blue …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COHOSH — cohosh BrE AmE ˈkəʊ hɒʃ AmE \ ˈkoʊ hɑːʃ ▷ cohosh|es ɪz əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COHOSH — 1) стеблелист (Caulophyllum) 2) воронец (Actaea) • - black cohosh - blue cohosh - white cohosh
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
COHOSH — 1) стеблелист ( Caulophyllum ) 2) воронец ( Actaea ) • - black cohosh - blue cohosh - white cohosh
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
COHOSH — n. Pronunciation: ' k ō - ˌ häsh Function: noun Etymology: Eastern Abenaki kk w ὰ has Date: 1789 : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BLUE COHOSH — noun Date: 1821 a perennial North American herb ( Caulophyllum thalictroides ) of the barberry family that has greenish-yellow or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BLACK COHOSH — noun Date: 1828 a bugbane ( Cimicifuga racemosa ) of the eastern United States
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WHITE COHOSH — noun : white baneberry
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUMMER COHOSH — noun : a bugbane ( Cimicifuga americana ) of eastern No. American woodlands with chaffy-coated seeds
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLUE COHOSH — noun : a tall herb ( Caulophyllum thalictroides ) of eastern No. America and Asia having triternate leaves, small greenish …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLUE COHOSH. — See under cohosh . [ 1815-25, Amer. ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BLACK COHOSH — 1. See under cohosh . 2. See black snakeroot . [ 1820-30, Amer. ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BLUE COHOSH — [blue cohosh] n (1821): a perennial herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides) of the barberry family that has greenish yellow or purplish flowers …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BLACK COHOSH — [black cohosh] n (1828): a bugbane (Cimicifuga racemosa) of the eastern U.S.
Merriam-Webster English vocab
YELLOW GINSENG — noun : blue cohosh
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHITE BANEBERRY — noun also white bead : a white-fruited baneberry (as Actaea alba of No. America) — called also white cohosh
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SQUAWROOT — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: so called from its use among Indians as a remedy for female disorders 1. : a No. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PAPOOSEROOT — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: papoose + root : blue cohosh
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAULOPHYLLUM — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷_ləm noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from caul- + -phyllum : a genus of herbs (family Berberidaceae) of eastern …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAULOPHYLLINE — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈfiˌlēn, -_lə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Caulophyllum + English -ine : a crystalline alkaloid C 12 H …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLUE GINSENG — noun : blue cohosh
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SQUAWROOT — /skwaw"rooht', -root'/ , n. 1. a fleshy, leafless plant, Conopholis americana, of the broomrape family, native to eastern North America, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PAPOOSE-ROOT — /pa poohs"rooht', -root', peuh-/ , n. the blue cohosh. See under cohosh . [ 1805-15, Amer. ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUGBANE — also called Rattletop, any of about 15 species of tall perennial herb constituting the genus Cimicifuga of the buttercup family …
Britannica English vocabulary
BANEBERRY — also called cohosh, or necklaceweed any of about eight species of perennial herbaceous plants constituting the genus Actaea of the …
Britannica English vocabulary

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