rauvolfia

Definitions of rauvolfia
  1. 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
    synonyms: rauwolfia
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    types:
    Rauwolfia serpentina, snakewood
    East Indian climbing shrub with twisted limbs and roots resembling serpents
    type of:
    bush, shrub
    a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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