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strophanthus

strophanthus noun: any of several African plants of the genus Strophanthus, some of which yield arrow poisons.

Noun

strophanthus (plural strophanthuses)

  1. Any of several African plants of the genus Strophanthus, some of which yield arrow poisons.
    • But where the conical explosive bullets of the twentieth century were of no avail, the poisoned arrows of the natives, dipped in the juice of strophanthus and steeped afterwards in decayed carrion, could succeed.1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC

strophanthus meaning in Tamil

strophanthus in Tamil

இஸ்துரோபாந்தசு

Forms of strophanthus

pluralstrophanthuses

Origin of strophanthus

From the genus name.

Questions about strophanthus

What does strophanthus mean?
Strophanthus means any of several African plants of the genus Strophanthus, some of which yield arrow poisons.
What is strophanthus in Tamil?
Strophanthus in Tamil is இஸ்துரோபாந்தசு. See Strophanthus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is strophanthus?
Strophanthus is a noun.
What is the plural of strophanthus?
The plural of strophanthus is strophanthuses.

Words near strophanthus in the dictionary

  1. strophanthidin
  2. strophanthin
  3. strophanthine
  4. strophanthins
  5. strophanthojavoside
  6. strophanthus
  7. strophanthuses
  8. strophariaceous
  9. strophe
  10. strophes
  11. strophic

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