Definitions for Rauwolfia
Rauwolfia
rau·wol·fi·a
Spelling: [raw-woo l-fee-uh, rou-]
IPA: /rɔˈwʊl fi ə, raʊ-/
Rauwolfia is a 9 letter English word.
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You can make 233 anagrams from letters in Rauwolfia (aafiloruw).
Definitions for Rauwolfia
noun
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any tropical tree or shrub of the genus Rauwolfia, as R. serpentina, of India.
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an extract from the roots of the rauwolfia, R. serpentina, containing alkaloids the most important of which is reserpine: used in medicine chiefly for the treatment of hypertension and as a sedative.
Origin of Rauwolfia
1745-55; New Latin, named after L. Rauwolf, 16th-century German botanist; see -ia