 rauwolfia |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (chemistry,pharmacology) any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina | |
| Related terms: | alkaloid reserpine | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (botany) 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 | |
| Synonyms: | rauvolfia | |
| Related terms: | shrub snakewood genus_Rauwolfia | |
