genus rauwolfia

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   pantropical genus of somewhat poisonous shrubs and small trees

   Synonymsgenus Rauvolfia

   Broaderdicot genus

   Part ofApocynaceae

Questions about genus rauwolfia

What does genus rauwolfia mean?

genus rauwolfia means "pantropical genus of somewhat poisonous shrubs and small trees".

What is another word for genus rauwolfia?

Close synonyms include genus Rauvolfia. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus rauwolfia a common word?

genus rauwolfia is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.