black cohosh

== English == === Noun === black cohosh (countable and uncountable, plural black cohoshes) A smooth herb of species Actaea racemosa, marketed for medicinal use. Synonyms: Cimicifuga racemosa, black snakeroot, black bugbane, fairy candle Hypernyms: cohosh < plant Coordinate terms: Caulophyllum thalictroides, blue cohosh, squaw root, papoose root === Further reading === Actaea racemosa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Actaea racemosa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Actaea racemosa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons