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rauwolfia

rauwolfia noun: any of several small trees and shrubs, of the genus Rauwolfia, that yield materials of medical use.

Noun

rauwolfia (plural rauwolfias)

  1. Any of several small trees and shrubs, of the genus Rauwolfia, that yield materials of medical use.
  2. Any of a group of alkaloids extracted from these trees.

Forms of rauwolfia

pluralrauwolfias

Origin of rauwolfia

From the genus name.

Questions about rauwolfia

What does rauwolfia mean?
Rauwolfia means any of several small trees and shrubs, of the genus Rauwolfia, that yield materials of medical use.
What part of speech is rauwolfia?
Rauwolfia is a noun.
What is the plural of rauwolfia?
The plural of rauwolfia is rauwolfias.

Words near rauwolfia in the dictionary

  1. Rauths
  2. Rautio
  3. Rautios
  4. Rautjärvi
  5. rauvite
  6. rauwolfia
  7. rauwolfias
  8. rauwolscine
  9. Rauðskinna
  10. rav
  11. rava

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