reserpine noun.
[rɪ'sǝ:pi:n] M20.[from mod. Latin Rauvolfia serpentina (see below), with inserted -e-, + -INE5.]Pharmacology. A colourless alkaloid obtained from the roots of several plants of the genus
Rauvolfia, esp.
R. serpentina, and used to treat hypertension and formerly as a sedative. Cf.
RAUWOLFIA.
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