| 释义 |
cohosh|kəʊˈhɒʃ|
Also 8 cohush.
[See quot. 1866.]
The name of several North American plants which have been used medicinally. black c., Cimicifuga racemosa. blue c., Caulophyllum thalictroides. red c., Actæa spicata, var. rubra. white c., Actæa alba.
1796Morse Amer. Geog. I. 189 Cohush (Actaea Spicata). 1851S. Judd Margaret i. xvi. (1871) 123 She gathered the..red cohosh..and other flowers. 1866Treas. Bot. 241 Caulophyllum..The flowers..are succeeded by deep-blue globose berries..These berries are called by the Indians Cohosh, and the plant is esteemed medicinal. 1880Libr. Univ. Knowl. IV. 119 Cohosh, the Indian name of black snake-root. |