black cohosh

black cohosh
1. See under cohosh.
[1820-30, Amer.]

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  • black cohosh — noun North American bugbane found from Maine and Ontario to Wisconsin and south to Georgia • Syn: ↑black snakeroot, ↑rattle top, ↑Cimicifuga racemosa • Hypernyms: ↑bugbane …   Useful english dictionary

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