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Yield substances used medicinally especially as emetics or purgatives or antihypertensives
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rauwolfia
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Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina 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 ...
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Any of several small trees and shrubs, of the genus (taxlink Rauwolfia genus noshow=1), that yields materials of medical use. 2 Any of a group of alkaloids extracted from these trees.
Usage examples of rauwolfia.
If Cyril wanted to live much longer, the doctor told him, he would have to give up cigarettes, alcohol and spices of all kinds, and take regular doses of the rauwolfia extracts that were all the pharmacopeia of the day had to offer for that condition.