foxglove
Any member of the genus Digitalis of about twenty species of herbaceous biennials…Any member of the genus Digitalis of about twenty species of herbaceous biennials native to the Old World, certain of which are prized for their showy flowers. The drug digitalis or digoxin was first isolated from the plant.
» He bought a foxglove.
Er hat einen Fingerhut gekauft.
Meaning
1 sensesAny member of the genus Digitalis of about twenty species of herbaceous biennials native to the Old World, certain of which are prized for their showy flowers. The drug digitalis or digoxin was first isolated from the plant.
Fingerhut
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- any of several plants of the genus Digitalis
Examples
1 sentencesHe bought a foxglove.
deEr hat einen Fingerhut gekauft.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English fox-glove, foxes glove, from Old English foxes glōfa (“foxglove”). ByFrom Middle English fox-glove, foxes glove, from Old English foxes glōfa (“foxglove”). By surface analysis, fox + glove.
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Forms
plural: foxglovesSynonyms
4 synonyms- any of several plants of the genus Digitalis:digitalis