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Strophanthus
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Stro-phan′thus
,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. Definition 2024
Strophanthus
Strophanthus
See also: strophanthus
Translingual
Proper noun
Strophanthus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Apocynaceae – plants found in Africa and in tropical and subtropical Asia that produce toxic alkaloids and cardiac glycosides.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Gentianales - order; Apocynaceae - family; Apocynoideae - subfamily; Nerieae - tribe
Hyponyms
- For species see
Strophanthus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or 
Strophanthus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
strophanthus
strophanthus
See also: Strophanthus
English
Noun
strophanthus (plural strophanthuses)
- Any of several African plants of the genus Strophanthus, some of which yield arrow poisons