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cocash

/kəˈkæʃ/

cocash noun: symphyotrichum puniceum, red-stemmed aster, the roots of which were formerly used medicinally.

Noun

cocash (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Symphyotrichum puniceum, red-stemmed aster, the roots of which were formerly used medicinally.
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Origin of cocash

Of Algonquian origin, related to Massachusett kushki (“(it is) rough”), as many parts of the plant are rough. Compare cohosh, of similar origin.

Questions about cocash

What does cocash mean?
Cocash means symphyotrichum puniceum, red-stemmed aster, the roots of which were formerly used medicinally.
What part of speech is cocash?
Cocash is a noun.
How do you pronounce cocash?
Cocash is pronounced /kəˈkæʃ/.

Words near cocash in the dictionary

  1. cocarcinogenicity
  2. cocarcinogens
  3. cocarde
  4. cocardes
  5. cocas
  6. cocash
  7. cocashweed
  8. cocashweeds
  9. cocast
  10. cocasting
  11. cocasts

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