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Definition of Rauwolfia

1. Noun. Any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina.

2. Noun. 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.

Definition of Rauwolfia

1. Noun. Any of several small trees and shrubs, of the genus ''Rauwolfia'', that yields materials of medical use ¹

2. Noun. Any of a group of alkaloida extracted from these trees ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rauwolfia

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Medical Definition of Rauwolfia

1. A genus of the apocynaceae or dogbane family of tropical trees and shrubs containing alkaloids. These alkaloids have been used as tranquillisers and antihypertensive agents. Reserpine is derived from r. Serpentina. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rauwolfia

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