About The Word Foxglove
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Foxglove
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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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