About The Word Digitalis
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Digitalis
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What's The Definition Of Digitalis?
[n] any of several plants of the genus Digitalis
[n] a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove Synonyms | Synonyms for Digitalis: digitalin | digitalis glycoside | foxglove Related Terms | Find terms related to Digitalis: See Also | cardiac glucoside | cardiac glycoside | common foxglove | Digitalis lutea | Digitalis purpurea | digitoxin | digoxin | fairy bell | fingerflower | fingerroot | genus Digitalis | herb | herbaceous plant | Lanoxin | straw foxglove | yellow foxglove Digitalis In Webster's Dictionary \Dig`i*ta"lis\, n. [NL.: cf. F. digitale. So named
(according to Linn[ae]us) from its finger-shaped corolla.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of plants including the foxglove.
2. (Med.) The dried leaves of the purple foxglove ({Digitalis
purpurea}), used in heart disease, disturbance of the
circulation, etc.
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