STROPHANTHIN

[stro.phan.thin] n [ISV, fr. NL Strophanthus, fr. Gk strophos twisted band (fr. strephein to twist) + anthos flower--more at anthology] (1873): any of several glycosides (as ouabain) or mixtures of glycosides from African plants (genera Strophanthus and Acokanthera) of the dogbane family; esp: a bitter toxic glycoside from a woody vine (Strophanthus kombe) used similarly to digitalis