NOUN | plant | genus Rauwolfia, genus Rauvolfia | pantropical genus of somewhat poisonous shrubs and small trees |
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Meaning | pantropical genus of somewhat poisonous shrubs and small trees. | |
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Synonym | genus Rauvolfia | |
Member of | Apocynaceae, family Apocynaceae, dogbane family | chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers |
Members | rauwolfia, rauvolfia | Any shrub or small tree of the genus Rauwolfia having leaves in whorls and cymose flowers |
Broader | dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus | genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination |
Spanish | genus rauvolfia, genus rauwolfia | |
Catalan | genus rauvolfia, genus rauwolfia |
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