ouabain
Meanings
noun
- A poisonous cardiac glycoside, g-strophanthin, found in the seeds of certain lianas.
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Etymology
From ouaba(io) + -in, after French ouabain, ultimately from Somali waabaayo, meaning "arrow poison".
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