rauwolfia

rauwolfia
[raʊˈwɒlfɪə, raʊˈvɒlfɪə]
(亦作 rauvolfia)
noun
  1. a tropical shrub or small tree, some kinds of which are cultivated for the medicinal drugs which they yield
    萝芙木
  2. Genus Rauwolfia (or Rauvolfia), family Apocynaceae: many species, in particular the Indian snakeroot (R. serpentina), from which the drug reserpine is obtained
    萝芙木属,夹竹桃科:多种,尤指能提取利血平药的印度蛇根木(或萝芙木)
语源
  1. modern Latin, named after Leonhard Rauwolf (died 1596), German botanist
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