Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strophanthus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: stro-phan-thus
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several African plants of the genus Strophanthus, some of which yield arrow poisons.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

strophanthuses (plural)

Questions

What does strophanthus mean?: Any of several African plants of the genus Strophanthus, some of which yield arrow poisons.
Where does strophanthus come from?: From the genus name.

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