| NOUN | substance | rauwolfia | any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina |
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| plant | rauwolfia, rauvolfia | any shrub or small tree of the genus Rauwolfia having leaves in whorls and cymose flowers |
| Meaning | Any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina. | |
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| Broader | alkaloid | Natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants |
| Substance of | reserpine, Raudixin, Rau-Sed, Sandril, Serpasil | antihypertensive consisting of an alkaloid extracted from the plant Rauwolfia serpentina (trade names Raudixin or Rau-Sed or Sandril or Serpasil) |
| Meaning | 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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| Synonym | rauvolfia | |
| Member of | genus Rauwolfia, genus Rauvolfia | pantropical genus of somewhat poisonous shrubs and small trees |
| Narrower | snakewood, Rauwolfia serpentina | East Indian climbing shrub with twisted limbs and roots resembling serpents |
| Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
| Spanish | rauvolfia, rauwolfia | |
| Catalan | rauvolfia | |
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