black cohosh

English

Noun

black cohosh (countable and uncountable, plural black cohoshes)

  2. A smooth herb of species Actaea racemosa, marketed for medicinal use.
    Synonyms: Cimicifuga racemosa, black snakeroot, black bugbane, fairy candle
    Hypernyms: cohosh < plant
    Coordinate terms: Caulophyllum thalictroides, blue cohosh, squaw root, papoose root

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