"cohosh" meaning in English

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        "A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), the rough rootstock of which is used in medicine."
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          "sense": "Caulophyllum thalictroides",
          "word": "blue cohosh"
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          "sense": "Caulophyllum thalictroides",
          "word": "squaw root"
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          "sense": "Caulophyllum thalictroides",
          "word": "papoose root"
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          "word": "black snakeroot"
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      "ipa": "/kəˈhɒʃ/"
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      "sense": "Caulophyllum thalictroides",
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