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rau·wol·fia
\rau̇ˈwu̇lfēə, rȯˈw-, -wȯl-\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Leonhard Rauwolf died 1596 German botanist + New Latin -ia
1.
a. capitalized : a large pantropical genus of somewhat poisonous trees and shrubs (family Apocynaceae) having verticillate leaves and small cymose flowers with a salver-shaped corolla and bicarpellary ovary and yielding emetic and purgative substances and in the case of an Indian form (R. serpentina) an alkaloidal root extract used in the treatment of hypertension and some mental disorders
b. -s : any plant of the genus Rauwolfia
2. -s : the medicinal extract that is obtained from the root of the Indian rauwolfia |