Definitions for strophanthus
stro·phan·thus

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1. strophanthusnoun

   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

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1. strophanthus

   Strophanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. The plants are native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia, and Australia. Alkaloids extracted from these plants, such as strophanthidin, have been traditionally used as arrow poisons and in heart medicines due to their ability to stimulate cardiac muscle.

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1. Strophanthusnoun

   a genus of tropical apocynaceous shrubs having singularly twisted flowers. One species (Strophanthus hispidus) is used medicinally as a cardiac sedative and stimulant

2. Etymology: [NL., from Gr. a turning + a flower.]

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1. Strophanthus

   Strophanthus is a genus of 35-40 species of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, native mainly to tropical Africa, extending to South Africa, with a few species in Asia, from southern India to the Philippines and southern China. The name derives from the long twisted threadlike segments of the corolla, which in one species attain a length of 30–35 cm. The genus includes vines, shrubs and small trees. The leaves are opposite or whorled, simple broad lanceolate, 2–20 cm long, with an entire margin. Several of the African tribes used Strophanthus as the principal ingredient in arrow poison.

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1. Strophanthus

   strō-fan′thus, n. a genus of tropical African and Asiatic plants of order Apocynaceæ, often climbers, the seeds of several species in Africa yielding arrow-poison, those of S. hispidus yielding an extremely poisonous bitter principle, Strophan′thin, whose medicinal action is very similar to that of Digitalis. [Gr. strophos, twisted band, anthos, flower.]

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1. Strophanthus

   A plant genus of the family APOCYNACEAE that contains OUABAIN cardiac glycosides.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of strophanthus in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of strophanthus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=strophanthus
2. ^ ChatGPT
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3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strophanthus
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=strophanthus
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=strophanthus