STROPHANTHUS

Meaning of STROPHANTHUS in English

( n. )

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

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STROPHANTHUS — -thəs noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek strophos twisted band + New Latin -anthus; from the twisted segments of the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STROPHANTHUS — (n.) A genus of tropical apocynaceous shrubs having singularly twisted flowers. One species (Strophanthus hispidus) is used medicinally as a …
Английский словарь Webster
STROPHANTHUS — /stroh fan"theuhs/ , n. , pl. strophanthuses . 1. any of various shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STROPHANTHUS — n. genus of shrubs and small trees native to tropical Africa
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STROPHANTHUS — noun a genus of tropical apocynaceous shrubs having singularly twisted flowers. one species (strophanthus hispidus) is used medicinally as a …
Webster English vocab
STROPHANTHUS — genus of ornamental and drug plants in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae), with more than 40 species of woody vines, shrubs, …
Britannica English vocabulary
STROPHANTHUS — строфант
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STROPHANTHUS — строфант
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
STROPHANTHUS — строфант
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STROPHANTHIN — noun see: anthology Date: circa 1873 any of several glycosides (as ouabain) or mixtures of glycosides from African plants (genera …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OUABAIN — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from French ouabaïo, an African tree, from Somali waabayyo arrow poison Date: 1893 a poisonous …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TWISTED FLOWER — noun : a plant of the genus Strophanthus
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STROPHANTHIN — -thə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Strophanthus + International Scientific Vocabulary -in : any of several glycosides or …
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SARMENTOGENIN — särˌmentōˈjenə̇n, ˌsärmən.ˈtäjənə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: sarmento- (in sarmentocymarin ) + -genin : a crystalline steroid lactone C 23 …
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SARMENTOCYMARIN — sär|mentō+ noun Etymology: sarmento- (from New Latin sarmentosus — specific epithet of Strophanthus sarmentosus — , from Latin, sarmentose) + …
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OUABAIN — wäˈbīə̇n, ˈwäbəə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ouaba io + -in; probably originally formed as French ouabaïne …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INEE — (n.) An arrow poison, made from an apocynaceous plant (Strophanthus hispidus) of the Gaboon country; -- called also onaye.
Английский словарь Webster
INEE — ( n. ) An arrow poison, made from an apocynaceous plant (Strophanthus hispidus) of the Gaboon country; -- called also …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STROPHANTHIN — /stroh fan"thin/ , n. Pharm. a very poisonous, bitter glycoside or mixture of glycosides obtained from the dried, ripe seeds …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OUABAIN — /wah bah"in/ , n. Pharm. a glycoside occurring as a white, crystalline powder, C 29 H 44 O 12 , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STROPHANTHIN — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin Strophanthus, from Greek strophos twisted band (from strephein to twist) + anthos …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OUABAIN — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from French ouabaïo, an African tree, from Somali waabayyo arrow poison Date: 1893 : a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
INEE — noun an arrow poison, made from an apocynaceous plant (strophanthus hispidus) of the gaboon country; called also onaye.
Webster English vocab
STROPHANTHIN — [stro.phan.thin] n [ISV, fr. NL Strophanthus, fr. Gk strophos twisted band (fr. strephein to twist) + anthos flower--more at anthology] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OUABAIN — [oua.bain] n [ISV, fr. F ouabaio, an African tree, fr. Somali waabayyo arrow poison] (1893): a poisonous glycoside obtained from …
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GLYCOSIDE — any of a wide variety of naturally occurring substances in which a carbohydrate portion, consisting of one or more sugars …
Britannica English vocabulary
BLOWGUN — tubular weapon from which projectiles are forcefully propelled by human breath. Primarily for hunting, it is rarely used in warfare. …
Britannica English vocabulary
APOCYNACEAE — the dogbane family of flowering plants of the gentian order (Gentianales), including more than 150 genera and about 1,000 species …
Britannica English vocabulary
STROPHANTHIN — n. a white crystalline poisonous glucoside extracted from various tropical plants of the genus Strophanthus and used as a heart-tonic. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STROPHANTHIN — n. a white crystalline poisonous glucoside extracted from various tropical plants of the genus Strophanthus and used as a heart-tonic. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STROPHANTHIN — n. a white crystalline poisonous glucoside extracted from various tropical plants of the genus Strophanthus and used as a heart-tonic. …
Oxford English vocab

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