digitalis
Any plant of the genus DigitalisAny plant of the genus Digitalis (herbaceous plants of the Plantaginaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea).
» Do you take digitalis?
Nehmen Sie Digitalis?
Nehmen Sie Präparate, die Wirkstoffe von Fingerhut enthalten?
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Any plant of the genus Digitalis (herbaceous plants of the Plantaginaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea).
Fingerhut
наперстя́нкаnaperstjánka
any of several plants of the genus Digitalis
(countable, uncountable)A medical extract of Digitalis purpurea prescribed for heart failure etc.
Examples
1 sentencesDo you take digitalis?
deNehmen Sie Digitalis?
Translations
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Origin
Modern Latin, from Latin digitālis (“of the fingers”) (named in reference to the German coModern Latin, from Latin digitālis (“of the fingers”) (named in reference to the German common name for the plant, Fingerhut (“thimble”)). Doublet of digital.
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Forms
plural: digitalises| Singular | digitalis |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove:digitalis glycosidedigitalin
- any of several plants of the genus Digitalis:foxglove
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable