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<botany> A genus of tropical apocynaceous shrubs having singularly twisted flowers. One species (Strophanthus hispidus) is used medicinally as a cardiac sedative and stimulant.
Origin: NL, from Gr. A turning + a flower.
(01 Mar 1998)
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