Definitions for: Foxglove

[n] any of several plants of the genus Digitalis

Webster (1913) Definition: Fox"glove`, n. [AS. foxes-gl[=o]fa,
foxes-cl[=o]fa,foxes-clife.] (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.

Synonyms: digitalis

See Also: common foxglove, Digitalis lutea, Digitalis purpurea, fairy bell, fingerflower, fingerroot, genus Digitalis, herb, herbaceous plant, straw foxglove, yellow foxglove

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