HyperDic: blue_cohosh

English > 1 sense of the expression blue cohosh:
NOUNplantblue cohosh, blueberry root, papooseroot, papoose root, squawroot, squaw root, Caulophyllum thalictrioides, Caulophyllum thalictroidestall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock / rootstock formerly used medicinally
English > blue cohosh: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningtall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock / rootstock formerly used medicinally.
Synonymsblueberry root, papooseroot, papoose root, squawroot, squaw root, Caulophyllum thalictrioides, Caulophyllum thalictroides
Member ofCaulophyllum, genus Caulophyllumblue cohosh
Broadershrub, bushA low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

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