cocash means symphyotrichum puniceum, red-stemmed aster, the roots of which were formerly used medicinally. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.
cocash is pronounced /kəˈkæʃ/.
Etymology
Of Algonquian origin, related to Massachusett kushki (“(it is) rough”), as many parts of the plant are rough. Compare cohosh, of similar origin.
noun
- Symphyotrichum puniceum, red-stemmed aster, the roots of which were formerly used medicinally.“For quotations using this term, see Citations:cocash.”