n.
Pronunciation: str ō - ' fan(t)-th ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin Strophanthus, from Greek strophos twisted band (fr. strephein to twist) + anthos flower ― more at ANTHOLOGY
Date: circa 1873
: any of several glycosides (as ouabain) or mixtures of glycosides from African plants (genera Strophanthus and Acokanthera ) of the dogbane family especially : a bitter toxic glycoside C 36 H 54 O 14 from a woody vine ( Strophanthus kombé ) used similarly to digitalis