n. a white crystalline poisonous glucoside extracted from various tropical plants of the genus Strophanthus and used as a heart-tonic.
[ mod.L strophanthus f. Gk strophos twisted cord + anthos flower ]
n. a white crystalline poisonous glucoside extracted from various tropical plants of the genus Strophanthus and used as a heart-tonic.
[ mod.L strophanthus f. Gk strophos twisted cord + anthos flower ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012