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Foxglove

Foxglove Meaning & Definition
Foxglove Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Foxglove?

[n] any of several plants of the genus Digitalis

Synonyms | Synonyms for Foxglove: digitalis

Related Terms | Find terms related to Foxglove:

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

Foxglove In Webster's Dictionary

\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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