rauvolfia

Noun
  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 (synset 111795809)
    is a type of: bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
    subtypes: rauwolfia serpentina, snakewood - East Indian climbing shrub with twisted limbs and roots resembling serpents
    belongs to: genus rauvolfia, genus rauwolfia - pantropical genus of somewhat poisonous shrubs and small trees
    same as: rauwolfia

Found on Word Lists

Other Searches