CIMICIFUGA FOETIDA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cimicifuga foetida mean? 

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

1. bugbane of Siberia and eastern Asia having ill-smelling green-white flowers

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CIMICIFUGA FOETIDA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bugbane of Siberia and eastern Asia having ill-smelling green-white flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cimicifuga foetida; fetid bugbane; foetid bugbane

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

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

 Context examples 

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)