RAUWOLFIA
Scrabble letter values: R1A1U1W4O1L1F4I1A1 = 15
Definition
- noun any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina.
- noun any shrub or small tree of the genus Rauwolfia having leaves in whorls and cymose flowers. — synonyms: rauvolfia
Examples
- “yield substances used medicinally especially as emetics or purgatives or antihypertensives”