Meanings
nounblack cohosh (countable and uncountable, plural black cohoshes)
plural black cohoshes
- countableuncountableA smooth herb of species Actaea racemosa, marketed for medicinal use.
Synonyms: Cimicifuga racemosa, black snakeroot, black bugbane, fairy candle
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA smooth herb of species Actaea racemosa, marketed for medicinal use.
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nounNorth American bugbane found from Maine and Ontario to Wisconsin and south to Georgia
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black cohosh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20cohosh
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“black cohosh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20cohosh. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black cohosh,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20cohosh.
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