Associations to the word «Rauwolfia»

Wiktionary

RAUWOLFIA, noun. Any of several small trees and shrubs, of the genus Rauwolfia, that yields materials of medical use.
RAUWOLFIA, noun. Any of a group of alkaloids extracted from these trees.

Dictionary definition

RAUWOLFIA, noun. Any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina.
RAUWOLFIA, noun. 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.

Wise words

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