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rauwolfia

/ rauwolfia /

noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1

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

Type of:

shrub bush

Kinds of:

snakewood Rauwolfia serpentina

Has parts:

genus Rauwolfia genus Rauvolfia

noun Sense 2

any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina

Type of:

alkaloid

Has parts:

reserpine Raudixin Rau-Sed

Semantic Complexity

100%

Sense Count

2

Total Synonyms

0

Total Relationships

10

Times Searched

5

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Related Words

shrub bush snakewood Rauwolfia serpentina alkaloid