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Rauwolfia serpentina vs rauwolfia

rauwolfia vs Rauwolfia serpentina

Rauwolfia serpentina and rauwolfia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Rauwolfia serpentina Yes No No No
rauwolfia Yes No No No
As nouns, rauwolfia is a hypernym of Rauwolfia serpentina; that is, rauwolfia is a word with a broader meaning than Rauwolfia serpentina:
  • Rauwolfia serpentina: East Indian climbing shrub with twisted limbs and roots resembling serpents
  • rauwolfia: 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
Other hypernyms of Rauwolfia serpentina include rauvolfia.
Rauwolfia serpentina (noun) rauwolfia (noun)
East Indian climbing shrub with twisted limbs and roots resembling serpents 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
any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina
Difference between Rauwolfia serpentina and rauwolfia

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