rauwolfia

rau·wol·fi·a

any of a genus (Rauwolfia) of tropical, mostly poisonous, trees and shrubs of the dogbane family, some of which contain medicinal substances
the powdered whole root of a plant (Rauwolfia serpentina) yielding various alkaloids, esp. reserpine

Origin of rauwolfia

ModL, after L. Rauwolf, 16th-c. German botanist

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noun

Any of various tropical trees and shrubs of the genus Rauvolfia, especially R. serpentina, of South and Southeast Asia, the root of which is the source of alkaloid drugs such as reserpine.

Origin of rauwolfia

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

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Noun

(plural rauwolfias)

Any of several small trees and shrubs, of the genus Rauwolfia, that yields materials of medical use
Any of a group of alkaloida extracted from these trees

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