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Definition of: strophanthin
(strō·fan′thin) noun
A bitter, poisonous, crystalline glycoside contained in certain varieties of a tropical plant (genus Strophanthus) and resembling digitalis in its action on the heart. [<NL Strophanthus, a genus name (<Gk. strophos cord + anthos flower) + -IN]
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