cocash
Meanings
noun
- Symphyotrichum puniceum, red-stemmed aster, the roots of which were formerly used medicinally.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Of Algonquian origin, related to Massachusett kushki (“(it is) rough”), as many parts of the plant are rough. Compare cohosh, of similar origin.
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