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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a bitter and very toxic glycoside derived from plants of the genus Strophanthus; in moderate doses it is a cardiac stimulant but in larger doses it is a powerful poison; used in Africa as an arrow poison; 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

strophanthin
    n 1: a bitter and very toxic glycoside derived from plants of
         the genus Strophanthus; in moderate doses it is a cardiac
         stimulant but in larger doses it is a powerful poison; used
         in Africa as an arrow poison