Cimicifuga racemosa

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Cimicifuga racemosa
    n 1: North American bugbane found from Maine and Ontario to
         Wisconsin and south to Georgia [syn: {black cohosh}, {black
         snakeroot}, {rattle-top}, {Cimicifuga racemosa}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Snakeroot \Snake"root`\, n. (Bot.)
   Any one of several plants of different genera and species,
   most of which are (or were formerly) reputed to be
   efficacious as remedies for the bites of serpents; also, the
   roots of any of these.
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   Note: The Virginia snakeroot is {Aristolochia Serpentaria};
         black snakeroot is {Sanicula}, esp. {Sanicula
         Marilandica}, also {Cimicifuga racemosa}; Seneca
         snakeroot is {Polygala Senega}; button snakeroot is
         {Liatris}, also {Eryngium}; white snakeroot is
         {Eupatorium ageratoides}. The name is also applied to
         some others besides these.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cohosh \Co"hosh\, n. (Bot.)
   A perennial American herb ({Caulophyllum thalictroides}),
   whose rootstock is used in medicine; -- also called {pappoose
   root}. The name is sometimes also given to the {Cimicifuga
   racemosa}, and to two species of {Act[ae]a}, plants of the
   Crowfoot family.
   [1913 Webster] Cohune