Strophanthus

[strәu'fænθәs]

Definition

(noun.) any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Strophanthus having whorled leaves and showy flowers of various colors in dense and corymbose clusters; some have poisonous seeds.

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Definition

(n.) A genus of tropical apocynaceous shrubs having singularly twisted flowers. One species (Strophanthus hispidus) is used medicinally as a cardiac sedative and stimulant.

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Definition

n. a genus of tropical African and Asiatic plants of order Apocynace often climbers the seeds of several species in Africa yielding arrow-poison those of S. hispidus yielding an extremely poisonous bitter principle Strophan′thin whose medicinal action is very similar to that of Digitalis.

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