strophanthin
noun
stro·phan·thin
strō-ˈfan(t)-thən
: any of several glycosides (such as ouabain) or mixtures of glycosides from African plants (genera Strophanthus and Acokanthera) of the dogbane family
especially
: a bitter toxic glycoside C36H54O14 from a woody vine (Strophanthus kombé) used similarly to digitalis
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