English Explanatory Dictionary

rauwolfia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

rauwolfia rauwolfias

Etymology

From the genus name.

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