serpentwood

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noun

A tree of species Rauwolfia serpentina or its extracts, an important ingredient in Indian traditional medicine.

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sarpagandha
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Meanings

nounserpentwood (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA tree of species Rauwolfia serpentina or its extracts, an important ingredient in Indian traditional medicine.

    Synonyms: sarpagandha

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA tree of species Rauwolfia serpentina or its extracts, an important ingredient in Indian traditional medicine.

Similar
sarpagandha

Origin

From serpent + wood.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 蛇根木
  • 蛇根木 (shégēnmù)Rauwolfia serpentina
German Schlangenwurzel
  • SchlangenwurzelRauwolfia serpentina
Hindi सर्पगन्धा
  • सर्पगन्धा (sarpagandhā)Rauwolfia serpentina
Indonesian pule pandak
  • pule pandakRauwolfia serpentina
Korean 나부목
  • 나부목 (nabumok)Rauwolfia serpentina
Vietnamese ba gạc hoa đỏ
  • ba gạc hoa đỏRauwolfia serpentina
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serpentwood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serpentwood

MLA

“serpentwood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serpentwood. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “serpentwood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serpentwood.

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