strophanthin
/strəʊˈfænθɪn/noun
mass noun
1- Medicine a poisonous substance of the glycoside class, obtained from certain African trees and used as a heart stimulant【医】毒毛旋花甙（用作强心剂）。
1.1
- This substance is obtained from trees of the genera Strophanthus and Acokanthera (family Apocynaceae).此物质由毒毛旋花属和箭毒木属（夹竹桃科）树中获取。
词源
late 19th cent.: from modern Latin strophanthus （from Greek strophos 'twisted cord' + anthos 'flower', referring to the long segments of the corolla） + -IN1 .