strophanthus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Strophanthus having whorled leaves and showy flowers of various colors in dense and corymbose clusters; some have poisonous seeds

WordNet


Stro*phan"thus noun
Etymology
NL., from Gr. a turning + a flower.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of tropical apocynaceous shrubs having singularly twisted flowers. One species (Strophanthus hispidus) is used medicinally as a cardiac sedative and stimulant.

Webster 1913