caulophyllum thalictrioides meaning and definition

CAULOPHYLLUM THALICTRIOIDES noun

Definition of Caulophyllum thalictrioides (noun)

1. tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally
   • synonyms: blue cohosh, blueberry root, Caulophyllum thalictroides, papoose root, papooseroot, squaw root, squawroot