Noun Definition

rauwolfia

1.Definition: any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina

Category: General

2.Definition: 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

Related Noun(s):rauvolfia

Category: Plants