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n. Any of several North American plants, especially blue cohosh, black cohosh, and baneberry.

n. A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), whose rough rootstock is used in medicine.

n. A smooth herb, Actaea racemosa, marketed for medicinal use.

n. 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 Actæa, plants of the Crowfoot family.

n. A name in the United States of several plants which have been used medicinally.

n. a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries

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poisonous plant   

pappoose root   

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