strophanthus
/stroh-fan-thuhs/US // stroʊˈfæn θəs //UK // (strəʊˈfænθəs) //
石竹,凤尾竹,石竹草,石竹属
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural stro·phan·thus·es.
- : any of various shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Strophanthus, of the dogbane family, chiefly of tropical Africa.
- : the dried, ripe seed of any of these plants, which yields the drugstrophanthin.
Examples
The exquisitely beautiful seed of Strophanthus Kombe is used as an arrow poison.
The poison used here, and called kombi, is obtained from a species of strophanthus, and is very virulent.
A little tincture of strophanthus used to relieve me during intermittence.
The well-known diuretic properties of digitalis, strophanthus and squills are greatly enhanced by the addition of the oxysaponin.
The action of digitalis, moreover, persists much longer than does that of strophanthus.
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