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Rauwolfia Moderate

Rauwolfia has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina

2

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

3

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

See Also
shrub alkaloid tree
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
alkaloid shrub
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
snakewood
Rhyming Words
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