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Strophanthus (medicine)


strophanthus
<botany> A genus of tropical apocynaceous shrubs having singularly twisted flowers. One species (Strophanthus hispidus) is used medicinally as a cardiac sedative and stimulant.

Origin: NL, from Gr. A turning + a flower.

Source: Websters Dictionary


obdurate (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: , past participle of obdurare 'to harden']
very determined not to change your beliefs, actions, or feelings, in a way that seems unreasonable
-synonym stubborn stubborn
::They argued, but he remained obdurate.
-- obduracy n [U]
-- obdurately adv