Definitions for cohosh

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cohosh co·hosh

Spelling: [koh-hosh, koh-hosh]

IPA: /ˈkoʊ hɒʃ, koʊˈhɒʃ/

Cohosh is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 43 anagrams from letters in cohosh (chhoos).

Definitions for cohosh

noun

1. either of two unrelated plants of the eastern U.S., Cimicifuga racemosa (black cohosh) of the buttercup family, or Caulophyllum thalictroides (blue cohosh) of the barberry family, both used medicinally.

Origin of cohosh

1790-1800, Americanism; Eastern Abenaki kk^wὰhas

Examples for cohosh

Another flower of the summer woods and hillsides is the cohosh, with a stem from three to eight feet high.

She learned the uses and prices of the plant, and also made drawings of cohosh, moonseed and bloodroot.

You should be able to design a number of pretty things from the cohosh leaves and berries, too.