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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Strophanthus

· Stro·phan·thus · IPA
01 n. A genus of tropical apocynaceous shrubs having singularly twisted flowers. One species (Strophanthus hispidus) is used medicinally as a car…
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    A genus of tropical apocynaceous shrubs having singularly twisted flowers. One species (Strophanthus hispidus) is used medicinally as a cardiac sedative and stimulant.(Bot.)