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cohosh (kōhŏsh`), name for several plants, among them baneberry baneberry, any plant of the small genus Actaea, north temperate perennials of the family Ranunculaceae ( buttercup family) sometimes cultivated for the handsome (though poisonous) berrylike fruits. ..... Click the link for more information. and black cohosh, a species of bugbane bugbane, any plant of the genus Cimicifuga, tall north-temperate perennials of the family Ranunculaceae ( buttercup family). The white spirelike bloom has a rank odor that attracts flies, which pollinate the plant. ..... Click the link for more information. , both of the buttercup buttercup or crowfoot, common name for the Ranunculaceae, a family of chiefly annual or perennial herbs of cool regions of the Northern Hemisphere. ..... Click the link for more information. family; and blue cohosh, a member of the barberry barberry (bär`bĕr'ē), common name for the family Berberidaceae, and specifically for the spiny barberries (Berberis ..... Click the link for more information. family. Both families are classified in the division Magnoliophyta Magnoliophyta (măg'nōlēŏf`ətə) ..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Ranunculales. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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