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Strophanthus hispidus

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

In'ee \I`n['e]e"\, n. [F.]
   An arrow poison, made from an apocynaceous plant
   ({Strophanthus hispidus}) of the Gaboon country; -- called
   also {onaye}.

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.
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