Etymology

cocash

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Today it means: Symphyotrichum puniceum, red-stemmed aster, the roots of which were formerly used medicinally. Full definition →

Algonquian
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  1. Algonquian · derived from
  2. English todaycocash

Of Algonquian origin, related to Massachusett kushki (“(it is) rough”), as many parts of the plant are rough. Compare cohosh, of similar origin.

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