Cohosh Definition
kōhŏsh
noun
Any of several American herbs, as bugbane and baneberry.
Webster's New World
A North American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides) of the barberry family, formerly used medicinally by the Indians.
Webster's New World
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Noun
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cohosh
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cohoshesOrigin of Cohosh
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From an Algonquian word meaning "rough", probably Eastern Abenaki / Penobscot *kkwὰhas. Compare Massachusett kushki (“(it is) rough”).
From Wiktionary
From Eastern Abenaki kkwὰhas
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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