Dictionary

cocash en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kəˈkæʃ/

Etymology

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

Meanings

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