Definition of rauwolfias

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • rauwolfias is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 16
  • rauwolfias is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 16
  • rauwolfias is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 18

Definition of rauwolfias


  • 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 (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. rauvolfia
  • any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina (noun)

See definition of rauwolfias in Merriam Webster