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rauwolfia

rau·wol·fi·a
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [raw-woo l-fee-uh, rou-]
    • /rɔˈwʊl fi ə, raʊ-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [raw-woo l-fee-uh, rou-]
    • /rɔˈwʊl fi ə, raʊ-/

Definitions of rauwolfia word

  • noun rauwolfia any tropical tree or shrub of the genus Rauwolfia, as R. serpentina, of India. 1
  • noun rauwolfia 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. 1
  • noun rauwolfia any tropical tree or shrub of the apocynaceous genus Rauwolfia, esp R. serpentina of SE Asia 0
  • noun rauwolfia the powdered root of R. serpentina: a source of various drugs, esp reserpine 0
  • noun rauwolfia any of a genus (Rauwolfia) of tropical, mostly poisonous, trees and shrubs of the dogbane family, some of which contain medicinal substances 0
  • noun rauwolfia the powdered whole root of a plant (Rauwolfia serpentina) yielding various alkaloids, esp. reserpine 0
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Origin of rauwolfia

First appearance:

before 1745
One of the 47% newest English words
1745-55; < New Latin, named after L. Rauwolf, 16th-century German botanist; see -ia

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rauwolfia popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Top questions with rauwolfia

  • what is rauwolfia?
  • what is rauwolfia serpentina?

Related words

  • reserpine

    an alkaloid, C 3 3 H 4 0 N 2 O 9 , obtained from the root of the rauwolfia, Rauwolfia serpentina, used in the treatment of hypertension.

  • deserpidine

    a drug extracted from the plant Rauwolfia canescens, used to block the flow of or reaction to adrenaline, and thus useful as a tranquilizer or to treat hypertensivity

  • snakeroot

    any of various plants whose roots have been regarded as a remedy for snakebites, as the herb Aristolochia serpentaria (Virginia snakeroot) having a medicinal rhizome and rootlets, and the white-flowered Polygala senega (Seneca snakeroot) having a medicinal root.

  • yohimbine

    an alkaloid, C 21 H 26 N 2 O 3 , extracted from the bark of Corynanthe johimbe or Rauwolfia serpentina, used as a selective alpha-adrenergic receptor antagonist: purported to have aphrodisiac properties.
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