'Strophanthus' definitions:
Definition of 'strophanthus'
(from WordNet)
noun
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
Definition of 'Strophanthus'
From: GCIDE
- Strophanthus \Stro*phan"thus\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a turning + ? a flower.] (Bot.) A genus of tropical apocynaceous shrubs having singularly twisted flowers. One species (Strophanthus hispidus) is used medicinally as a cardiac sedative and stimulant. [1913 Webster]