cocash

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/kəˈkæʃ/

noun

Symphyotrichum puniceum, red-stemmed aster, the roots of which were formerly used medicinally.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:cocash.”

OriginAlgonquian →
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Meanings

nouncocash (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableSymphyotrichum puniceum, red-stemmed aster, the roots of which were formerly used medicinally.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:cocash.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
squawweed

Origin

  1. Algonquian
  2. Englishcocash

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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APA

cocash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cocash

MLA

“cocash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cocash. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cocash,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cocash.

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