Foxglove

n.

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(Bot.) Any plant of the genus Digitalis. The common English foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) is a handsome perennial or biennial plant, whose leaves are used as a powerful medicine, both as a sedative and diuretic. See Digitalis. Pan through the pastures oftentimes hath run To pluck the speckled foxgloves from their stem. - W. Browne.

Noun

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foxglove - any of several plants of the genus Digitalis Synonyms: digitalis

common foxglove, digitalis, Digitalis lutea, Digitalis purpurea, fairy bell, finger-flower, finger-root, fingerflower, fingerroot, genus Digitalis, herb, herbaceous plant, straw foxglove, yellow foxglove