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cohosh

noun co·hosh \ˈkō-ˌhäsh\

Definition of COHOSH

:  any of several North American medicinal or poisonous plants: as
a :  black cohosh
b :  blue cohosh
c :  baneberry
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Origin of COHOSH

Eastern Abenaki kkʷὰhas
First Known Use: 1789

Rhymes with COHOSH

awash, backwash, czardas, Dias, downwash, eyewash, galosh, ganache, goulash, kibosh, Lammasch, midrash, mishmash, mouthwash, musquash, panache, rainwash, Siwash, whitewash, wish-wash
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cohosh

noun co·hosh \ˈkō-ˌhäsh\

Medical Definition of COHOSH

:  any of several American medicinal or poisonous plants: as a :  black cohosh b :  blue cohosh

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5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. cohosh
  2. black cohosh
  3. blue cohosh
  4. summer cohosh
  5. white cohosh
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