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Webster 1913 Edition

Strophanthus

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Stro-phan′thus

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Noun.
[NL., from Gr. [GREEK] a turning + [GREEK] 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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