Summer Cohosh (Noun)
Meaning
Bugbane of the eastern United States having erect racemes of white flowers.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The garden featured a variety of native plants, including the tall and stately summer cohosh.
- Summer cohosh is a perennial that thrives in woodland gardens with rich soil and partial shade.
- In late summer, the cohosh plant produces a dramatic display of white flowers that attract pollinators.
- The naturalist pointed out the summer cohosh growing along the forest trail, its tall spikes of white blooms towering above the underbrush.
- In traditional medicine, the root of the summer cohosh plant has been used to treat a variety of ailments, including fever and rheumatism.