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单词 strophanthus
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
stro•phan•thus  (strō fanthəs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -thus•es. 
  1. Plant Biologyany of various shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Strophanthus, of the dogbane family, chiefly of tropical Africa.
  2. Plant Biologythe dried, ripe seed of any of these plants, which yields the drug strophanthin.
  • Greek stróph(os) twine + ánthos flower
  • Neo-Latin (1802)

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
strophanthus /strəʊˈfænθəs/ n
  1. any small tree or shrub of the apocynaceous genus Strophanthus, of tropical Africa and Asia, having strap-shaped twisted petals. The seeds of certain species yield the drug strophanthin
  2. the seeds of any of these plants
Etymology: 19th Century: New Latin, from Greek strophos twisted cord + anthos flower
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