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Definition: Cimicifuga

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions: bugbane.[Wordnet].

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Date "Cimicifuga" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1774. (references)

Common Expressions: Cimicifuga

Expressions Definition
Cimicifuga americana Bugbane of the eastern United States having erect racemes of white flowers. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Cimicifuga foetida Bugbane of Siberia and eastern Asia having ill-smelling green-white flowers. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Cimicifuga racemosa North American bugbane found from Maine and Ontario to Wisconsin and south to Georgia. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Cimicifuga Small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions: bugbane. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Cimicifuga


Cimicifuga

Cimicifuga
Cimicifuga heracleifolia
Cimicifuga heracleifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Cimicifuga
Wernisch.
Species

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Cimicifuga (bugbane or cohosh) is a genus of between 12-18 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

The genus is closely related to Actaea, and many botanists include it in that genus; if included, the number of species in Actaea rises from 8 to 20-26.

The name Cimicifuga means 'bedbug repeller'.

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Topics by Level of Interest: Cimicifuga

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Cimicifuga racemosa 21     Cimicifuga 6
Cimicifuga 6     Cimicifuga racemosa 21

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Synonyms: Cimicifuga
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genus Cimicifuga.
Consider also: black cohosh.
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