CIMICIFUGA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cimicifuga mean? 

• CIMICIFUGA (noun)
  The noun CIMICIFUGA has 1 sense:

1. small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions: bugbane

  Familiarity information: CIMICIFUGA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CIMICIFUGA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions: bugbane

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cimicifuga; genus Cimicifuga

Hypernyms ("Cimicifuga" is a kind of...):

magnoliid dicot genus (genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms)

Meronyms (members of "Cimicifuga"):

bugbane (a plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects)

Holonyms ("Cimicifuga" is a member of...):

buttercup family; crowfoot family; family Ranunculaceae; Ranunculaceae (a family of Ranunculaceae)

 Context examples 

A proprietary tablet formulation containing an extract from Largetrifoliolious Bugbane rhizome (Shengma), the dried root of Cimicifuga sp., with potential use for relieving menopausal symptoms.

(Largetrifoliolious Bugbane Rhizome Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)

The scientific name is Cimicifuga racemosa.

(Black cohosh, NCI Dictionary)

A triterpene-containing herb isolated from the roots and rhizomes of the plant Cimicifuga racemosa (also known as Actaea racemosa).

(Black cohosh, NCI Thesaurus)

An herbal remedy containing Astragalus membranaceus, Panax ginseng, Atractylodes chinensis Koidz, Cimicifuga foetida, A. macrocephala Koidz, Alisma orientale Juzep, and Citrus reticulata Blanco, with potential immunomodulating, anti-oxidant and anticachexia activities.

(Astragalus-based Formulation Qing Shu Yi Qi Tang, NCI Thesaurus)