Search Result for "strophanthus hispidus":


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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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