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strophanthus (encz) | strophanthus, n: |
Strophanthus (gcide) | Strophanthus \Stro*phan"thus\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a turning + ?
a flower.] (Bot.)
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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strophanthus (wn) | strophanthus
n 1: 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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Strophanthus (gcide) | Strophanthus \Stro*phan"thus\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a turning + ?
a flower.] (Bot.)
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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Strophanthus hispidus (gcide) | In'ee \I`n['e]e"\, n. [F.]
An arrow poison, made from an apocynaceous plant
(Strophanthus hispidus) of the Gaboon country; -- called
also onaye.
[1913 Webster]Strophanthus \Stro*phan"thus\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a turning + ?
a flower.] (Bot.)
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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genus strophanthus (wn) | genus Strophanthus
n 1: genus of tropical Asiatic and African shrubs and woody
vines and small trees |
strophanthus kombe (wn) | Strophanthus kombe
n 1: plant that is a source of strophanthin |
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