Meaning of RAUWOLFIA
| Pronunciation: | | ro'wûlfeeu
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- [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
- [n] any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina
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| | Synonyms: | | rauvolfia |
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| | See Also: | | alkaloid, bush, genus Rauvolfia, genus Rauwolfia, Raudixin, Rau-Sed, Rauwolfia serpentina, reserpine, Sandril, Serpasil, shrub, snakewood | |
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