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.

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[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]

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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

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