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

Singular:
cohosh
Plural:
cohoshes

Origin of Cohosh

  • 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

Cohosh Sentence Examples

  • In Leontice thalictroides (Blue Cohosh), species of Ophiopogon, Peliosanthes and Stateria, the ovary ruptures immediately after flowering, and the ovules are exposed; and in species of Cuphea the placenta ultimately bursts through the ovary and corolla, and becomes erect, bearing the exposed ovules.

  • I took blue cohosh and rescue remedy as I knew getting uptight wasn't going to help anyone.

  • Three of four studies show that black cohosh does not affect LH or FSH.

  • The fourth study, which found an effect of black cohosh on LH levels, was a trial in 110 women with menopausal symptoms.

  • Herbs that may be helpful blue cohosh is a traditional remedy for lack of menstruation.

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Words Starting With

CCOCOH

Words Ending With

HSHOSH

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