Definition of strophanthus Strophanthus
stro•phan•thus
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NounPlural: strophanthuses |
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| strophanthus - 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 | ||
| shrub, bush a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems | ||
| genus strophanthus genus of tropical Asiatic and African shrubs and woody vines and small trees | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- strophanthus (n.)
A genus of tropical apocynaceous shrubs having singularly twisted flowers. One species (Strophanthus hispidus) is used medicinally as a cardiac sedative and stimulant.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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strophanthus
strō-fan′thus, n. a genus of tropical African and Asiatic plants of order Apocynaceæ, 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. [Gr. strophos, twisted band, anthos, flower.]
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🔤- strophanthus, noun, singular of strophanthuses.
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