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
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | rauvolfia |
| Type of | shrub, bush |
| Has types | snakewood, rauwolfia serpentina |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | alkaloid |
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