strophanthus

noun

any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Strophanthus having whorled leaves and showy flowers of various colors in dense and corymbose clusters

Roots

strophestroph- · Greek · a twisting, turning anthosanthus- · Greek · flower (twisted corolla lobes)

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