Rauwolfia (Noun)
Meaning 1
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.
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Nouns denoting plants.
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Meaning 2
Any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina.
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Nouns denoting substances.