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strophanthus
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strophanthus, n. [NL., from Gr. a turning + a flower.].
A genus of tropical apocynaceous shrubs having singularly twisted flowers. One species (Strophanthus hispidus ) is used medicinally as a cardiac sedative and stimulant. [1913 Webster]
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