/res"euhr pin, -peen', reuh serr"pin, -peen/ , n. Pharm.
an alkaloid, C 33 H 40 N 2 O 9 , obtained from the root of the rauwolfia, Rauwolfia serpentina, used in the treatment of hypertension.
[ 1950-55; Reserpin, equiv. to reserp- (prob. irreg. Rauwolfia serpentina ( Rauwolfia RAUWOLFIA + LL serpentina, fem. of serpentinus SERPENTINE)) + G -in -INE 2 ]