Rauwolfia Definition

rou-wo͝olfē-ə, rô-

noun

Any of a genus (Rauwolfia) of tropical, mostly poisonous, trees and shrubs of the dogbane family, some of which contain medicinal substances.

Webster's New World

The powdered whole root of a plant (Rauwolfia serpentina) yielding various alkaloids, esp. reserpine.

Webster's New World

Any of a group of alkaloida extracted from these trees.

Wiktionary

Synonyms:

Other Word Forms of Rauwolfia

Singular:

rauwolfia

Plural:

rauwolfias

Variant of New Latin Rauvolfia genus name after Leonhard Rauwolf (1535–1596), German botanist

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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