See Also: acokanthera(medicine)

toey (iou) and acokanthera (medicine)


toey (iou)



toey adjective. slang (chiefly Austral.). M20.
[from TOE noun + -Y1.]
(Of a horse, a runner) speedy; (of a horse) eager to race; (of a person) nervously impatient, anxious, touchy.

acokanthera (medicine)


acokanthera
Juice from the leaves and stems of Acokanthera ouabaio (family Apocynaceae), a South African arrow poison containing ouabain.

Origin: G. Akoke, a point, + antheros, blooming