rauwolfia

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rauwolfia Definition

• (n) any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina
• (n) any shrub or small tree of the genus Rauwolfia having leaves in whorls and cymose flowers; yield substances used medicinally especially as emetics or purgatives or antihypertensives

rauwolfia Synonyms

• rauvolfia
• rauwolfia