strophanthus

American  

[stroh-fan-thuhs] / stroʊˈfæn θəs /

noun

plural

strophanthuses

1. any of various shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Strophanthus, of the dogbane family, chiefly of tropical Africa.

2. the dried, ripe seed of any of these plants, which yields the drug strophanthin.

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strophanthus British  

/ strəʊˈfænθəs /

noun

1. any small tree or shrub of the apocynaceous genus Strophanthus, of tropical Africa and Asia, having strap-shaped twisted petals. The seeds of certain species yield the drug strophanthin

2. the seeds of any of these plants

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Etymology

Origin of strophanthus

< New Latin (1802) < Greek stróph ( os ) twine + ánthos flower

Example Sentences

We should not be quite ready to discard the internal use of the tincture of strophanthus.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)

This alkaloid, having the formula C14H16O4N2, is also found in fenugreek, Trigonella fœnum-græcum, in various leguminous plants, and in the seeds of strophanthus.

From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)

If digitalis is not indicated, strophanthus sometimes is valuable.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)

They comprise prussic acid, dilute solution of oxalic acid and oxalates, aconite, digitalis, strophanthus, convallaria, and tobacco.

From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Robertson, W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison )

The following have been made up in this form: aconite, belladonna, camph. co., cannabis indica, capsicum, cinchon. co., and cinchon. simpl., digitalis, gelseminum, hyosciamus, nux vomica, opium, strophanthus, ginger and Warburg.

From Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say by Allen, Martha Meir