n :  any of several glycosides (as ouabain) or mixtures of glycosides from African plants of the genera Strophanthus and Acocanthera : esp  :  a bitter toxic glycoside C₃₆H₅₄O₁₄ from a woody vine of the genus Strophanthus (S. kombé) used similarly to digitalis .
 
 
 
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