rauwolfia

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounrauwolfia (plural rauwolfias)

plural rauwolfias

  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.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany 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

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rauvolfia
Broader
shrubbush

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From the genus name.

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APA

rauwolfia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rauwolfia

MLA

“rauwolfia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rauwolfia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rauwolfia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rauwolfia.

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