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Cohosh
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Cohosh, n.
A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides ), whose rootstock is used in medicine; -- also called pappoose root . The name is sometimes also given to the Cimicifuga racemosa , and to two species of Actæa , plants of the Crowfoot family. [1913 Webster]
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