cocash

noun

co·​cash

kəˈkash

plural -es

1

: a North American herb (Aster puniceus) having red or purple flower heads in terminal clusters

2

: horseweed sense 1

Word History

Etymology

of Algonquian origin; akin to Natick kôshki it is rough

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