black cohosh

English

black cohosh ripe fruit

Noun

black cohosh (countable and uncountable, plural black cohoshes)

A smooth herb, Actaea racemosa, marketed for medicinal use.

Synonyms

(Actaea racemosa): Cimicifuga racemosa, cohosh, black bugbane, black snakeroot, fairy candle

Coordinate terms

Caulophyllum thalictroides, blue cohosh, squaw root, papoose root

Further reading

Actaea racemosa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Actaea racemosa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Actaea racemosa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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