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Cohosh

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Cohosh is a common name in the English language for several loosely related woodland herbs. The name may derive from Algonquian (Eastern Abenaki / Penobscot) '*kkwὰhas', meaning 'rough', possibly describing leaves or compound flowers.

It may refer to:

Black cohosh, Actaea racemosa (Ranunculaceae)
Blue cohosh, Caulophyllum thalictroides (Berberidaceae)
Red cohosh, Actaea rubra (Ranunculaceae)
White cohosh, Actaea pachypoda (Ranunculaceae)

This page is an index of articles on plant species (or higher taxonomic groups) with the same common name (vernacular name).
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