Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rauwolfia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rau-wolfia
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several small trees and shrubs, of the genus Rauwolfia, that yield materials of medical use.

noun

Any of a group of alkaloids extracted from these trees.

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

rauwolfias (plural)

Synonyms

rauvolfia

Questions

What does rauwolfia mean?: Any of several small trees and shrubs, of the genus Rauwolfia, that yield materials of medical use.
Where does rauwolfia come from?: From the genus name.

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