1. (noun)rauwolfia any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrubRauwolfia serpentina
2. (noun)rauwolfia, rauvolfia any shrub or smalltree of the genusRauwolfia having leaves in whorls and cymose flowers; yield substances used medicinally especially as emetics or purgatives or antihypertensives
Definition of 'rauwolfia'
