n.
Pronunciation: ri- ' s ə r- ˌ p ē n, -p ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: German Reserpin, probably irregular from New Latin Rauwolfia serpentina, a species of rauwolfia
Date: 1952
: an alkaloid C 33 H 40 N 2 O 9 extracted especially from the root of rauwolfias and used as a tranquilizer especially in psychotic states (as schizophrenia) and as an antihypertensive