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English noun: rauwolfia | |||
| 1. | rauwolfia (substance) any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alkaloid | ||
| Substance meronym | Rau-Sed, Raudixin, reserpine, Sandril, Serpasil | ||
| 2. | rauwolfia (plant) 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 | rauvolfia | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bush, shrub | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Rauwolfia serpentina, snakewood | ||
| Member meronym | genus Rauvolfia, genus Rauwolfia | ||
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