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foxglove
fox·glove F0287000 (fŏks′glŭv′)n. Any of several herbs of the genus Digitalis, especially D. purpurea of Europe and northern Africa, having a long cluster of large, tubular, pinkish-purple flowers and leaves that are the source of the drug digitalis. Also called digitalis.
[From the resemblance of its flowers to the fingers of a glove.]foxglove (ˈfɒksˌɡlʌv) n (Plants) any Eurasian scrophulariaceous plant of the genus Digitalis, esp D. purpurea, having spikes of purple or white thimble-like flowers. The soft wrinkled leaves are a source of digitalis[Old English]fox•glove (ˈfɒksˌglʌv)
n. a common plant, Digitalis purpurea, of the figwort family, with purple flowers on a tall spike: the leaves yield digitalis. [before 1000] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  foxglove - any of several plants of the genus Digitalisdigitalisherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestsgenus Digitalis - genus of Eurasian herbs having alternate leaves and racemes of showy bell-shaped flowerscommon foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, fairy bell, fingerflower, finger-flower, fingerroot, finger-root - tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestockDigitalis lutea, straw foxglove, yellow foxglove - European yellow-flowered foxglove |
Translationsfoxglove
foxglove: see figwortfigwort,
common name for some members of the Scrophulariaceae, a family comprising chiefly herbs and small shrubs and distributed widely over all continents. The family includes a few climbing types and some parasitic and saprophytic forms.
..... Click the link for more information. .foxglove any Eurasian scrophulariaceous plant of the genus Digitalis, esp D. purpurea, having spikes of purple or white thimble-like flowers. The soft wrinkled leaves are a source of digitalis foxglove
Digitalis (dij'i-tal'is, -ta'lis), A genus of perennial flowering plants of the family Schrophulariaceae. Digitalis lanata, a European species, and Digitalis purpurea, purple foxglove, are the main sources of cardioactive steroid glycosides used in the treatment of certain heart diseases, especially congestive heart failure; also used to treat tachyarrhythmias of atrial origin. Synonym(s): foxglove [L. digitalis, relating to the fingers; in allusion to the fingerlike flowers] foxglove (fŏks′glŭv′)n. Any of several herbs of the genus Digitalis, especially D. purpurea of Europe and northern Africa, having a long cluster of large, tubular, pinkish-purple flowers and leaves that are the source of the drug digitalis. Also called digitalis.Herbal medicine A biennial herb that contains the prototypic cardioactive glycoside, digitalis, gitaloxin, gitoxin; it is no longer administered as an herb, given its cardiotoxicity
Toxicity Anorexia, drowsiness, impaired vision, nausea, and vomiting; when the intoxication is extreme, tachyarrhythmias, ventricular fibrillation, cardiovascular collapse, possibly death
Homeopathy See DigitalisDi·gi·ta·lis (dij'i-tā'lis) A perennial flowering plant that is the main source for some cardioactive steroid glycosides useful in therapy for coronary heart failure and other cardiac disease.
Synonym(s): foxglove. [L. digitalis, relating to the fingers; in allusion to the fingerlike flowers] FOXGLOVE: Springtime appearance before the plant flowersfoxglove (fŏks′glŏv) The common name for the flowering plant Digitalis purpurea, from which digitalis is obtained. See: illustrationfoxglove
Synonyms for foxglovenoun any of several plants of the genus DigitalisSynonymsRelated Words- herb
- herbaceous plant
- genus Digitalis
- common foxglove
- Digitalis purpurea
- fairy bell
- fingerflower
- finger-flower
- fingerroot
- finger-root
- Digitalis lutea
- straw foxglove
- yellow foxglove
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