Digitalis Definition
dĭjĭ-tălĭs
noun
Any of a genus (Digitalis) of plants of the figwort family, with long spikes of thimblelike flowers; foxglove.
Webster's New World
The dried leaves of a common digitalis plant (Digitalis purpurea) that usually has purple flowers.
Webster's New World
A medicine made from these leaves, used as a heart stimulant.
Webster's New World
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pronoun
A taxonomic genus within the tribe Digitalideae — foxglove and similar plants.
Wiktionary
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Origin of Digitalis
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Latin digitālis of a finger (from the finger-shaped corollas of foxglove) from digitus finger digit
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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