Definition of Foxglove

Fox´glove`
n.1.(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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common foxglove, digitalis, Digitalis lutea, Digitalis purpurea, fairy bell, finger-flower, finger-root, fingerflower, fingerroot, genus Digitalis, herb, herbaceous plant, straw foxglove, yellow foxglove

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