cocash
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Of Algonquian origin, related to Massachusett kushki (“(it is) rough”), as many parts of the plant are rough. Compare cohosh, of similar origin.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cocash (uncountable)
- (now rare) Symphyotrichum puniceum, red-stemmed aster, the roots of which were formerly used medicinally.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:cocash.