rauwolfia

英[raʊ\'wɒlfɪə; raʊ\'vɒlfɪə]
美[rɔ\'wʊlfɪr]

基本释义

  • n.萝芙木属(热带有毒植物),萝芙木碱(一种降压药); 萝芙藤

英英释义

Noun
  • 1. any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina

  • 2. 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