different between racemosa vs cohosh

Italian

Adjective

racemosa

1. feminine singular of racemoso

Latin

Adjective

rac?m?sa

1. nominative feminine singular of rac?m?sus
2. nominative neuter plural of rac?m?sus
3. accusative neuter plural of rac?m?sus
4. vocative feminine singular of rac?m?sus
5. nominative neuter plural of rac?m?sus

Adjective

rac?m?s?

1. ablative feminine singular of rac?m?sus

Spanish

Adjective

racemosa f

1. feminine singular of racemoso

English

Etymology

From an Algonquian word meaning "rough", probably Eastern Abenaki / Penobscot *kkw?has. Compare Massachusett kushki (“(it is) rough”). Compare English cocash.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??h??/

Noun

cohosh (countable and uncountable, plural cohoshes)

1. A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), the rough rootstock of which is used in medicine.
2. A smooth herb, Actaea racemosa, marketed for medicinal use.

Synonyms

• (Caulophyllum thalictroides): blue cohosh, squaw root, papoose root
• (Actaea racemosa): Cimicifuga racemosa, black cohosh, black bugbane, black snakeroot, fairy candle

Further reading

• Caulophyllum thalictroides on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Caulophyllum thalictroides on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Actaea racemosa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Actaea racemosa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies