cohosh
/ˈkəʊhɒʃ/noun
1- either of two medicinal plants native to North America总状升麻; 红毛七：
1.1
- （亦作black cohosh）a plant of the buttercup family, with small white flowers (Cimicifuga racemosa, family Ranunculaceae).总状升麻（拉丁名Cimicifuga racemosa,毛茛科）。
1.2
- （亦作blue cohosh）a plant of the barberry family (Caulophyllum thalictroides, family Berberidaceae).蓝籽红毛七（拉丁名Caulophyllum thalictroides,小檗科）。
词源
late 18th cent.: from Eastern Abnaki.