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rauvolfia vs Rauwolfia serpentina

Rauwolfia serpentina vs rauvolfia

rauvolfia and Rauwolfia serpentina both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rauvolfia Yes No No No
Rauwolfia serpentina Yes No No No
As nouns, Rauwolfia serpentina is a hyponym of rauvolfia; that is, Rauwolfia serpentina is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rauvolfia:
  • rauvolfia: 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
  • Rauwolfia serpentina: East Indian climbing shrub with twisted limbs and roots resembling serpents
Other hyponyms of rauvolfia include snakewood.
rauvolfia (noun) Rauwolfia serpentina (noun)
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 East Indian climbing shrub with twisted limbs and roots resembling serpents
Difference between rauvolfia and Rauwolfia serpentina

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