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noun

papoose root, papooseroot n. (Bot.) A tall herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides) of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally; the Cohosh. See also Cohosh.

Synonyms: blue cohosh, blueberry root, papoose root, squawroot, squaw root, Caulophyllum thalictrioides, Caulophyllum thalictroides.

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Words linked to "Papoose root" : blue cohosh, genus Caulophyllum, Caulophyllum thalictroides, squawroot, Caulophyllum thalictrioides, papooseroot, squaw root, bush, blueberry root, shrub, Caulophyllum