rauwolfia
NOUN
/rɔ'wʊlfiə/
9 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R
rauwolfia is a valid 9-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1A1U1W4O1L1F4I1A1
1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING
What does rauwolfia mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
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.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
Any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina.
BROADER