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.