HyperDic: cohosh

English > 1 sense of the word cohosh:
NOUNplantcohosh, baneberry, herb Christophera plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries
English > cohosh: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries.
Synonymsbaneberry, herb Christopher
Member ofActaea, genus Actaeabaneberry
PartsbaneberryA poisonous berry of a plant of the genus Actaea
Narrowerred baneberry, redberry, red-berry, snakeberry, Actaea rubraNorth American perennial herb with alternately compound leaves and racemes of small white flowers followed by bright red oval poisonous berries
white baneberry, white cohosh, white bead, doll's eyes, Actaea albaNorth American herb with white poisonous berries
Broaderpoisonous plantA plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism

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