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noun
Any plant of the genus Digitalis (herbaceous plants of the Plantaginaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A medical extract of Digitalis purpurea prescribed for heart failure etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
any of several plants of the genus Digitalis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: foxglove
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
Narrower terms: common foxglove, fairy bell, fingerflower, finger-flower, fingerroot, finger-root, Digitalis purpurea, yellow foxglove, straw foxglove, Digitalis lutea
noun
a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: digitalis glycoside, digitalin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cardiac glycoside, cardiac glucoside
Narrower terms: digitoxin, digoxin, Lanoxin
History
Modern Latin, from Latin digitālis (“of the fingers”) (named in reference to the German common name for the plant, Fingerhut (“thimble”)). Doublet of digital.
Across languages
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