Meaning of FOXGLOVE
| Pronunciation: | | 'fâks`gluv
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| | Definition: | | [n] any of several plants of the genus Digitalis |
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| | Synonyms: | | digitalis |
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| | See Also: | | common foxglove, Digitalis lutea, Digitalis purpurea, fairy bell, fingerflower, fingerroot, genus Digitalis, herb, herbaceous plant, straw foxglove, yellow foxglove | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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.
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