Phrase guide

common foxglove

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Digitalis purpurea (purple foxglove)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: foxglove, lady's glove

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fairy bell, fingerflower, finger-flower, fingerroot, finger-root, Digitalis purpurea

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: foxglove, digitalis

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: vingerhoedskruid — Digitalis purpurea
  • Norwegian Bokmål: revebjelle — Digitalis purpurea
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: revebjølle — Digitalis purpurea