foxglove
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foxglove
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From Middle English fox-glove, foxes glove, from Old English foxes glōfa (“foxglove”). By surface analysis, fox + glove.
noun foxgloves · fox-glove
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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.
Jemima alighted rather heavily, and began to waddle about in search of a convenient dry nesting-place. She rather fancied a tree-stump amongst some tall fox-gloves.
Similar: dog's fingers, finger flower, sea violet
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noun plant of the genus Digitalis
| Español | digital |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ジギタリス jigitarisu |
| 中文 | 指頂花 /指顶花 zhǐdǐnghuā |
| Português | dedaleira |
| Français | digitale |
| Deutsch | Fingerhut |
| Italiano | digitale |
| Ελληνικά | χελιδονόχορτο chelidonóchorto |
| Română | degetar, degetariță, degețel |
| Русский | наперстя́нка naperstjánka |
| العربية | قِمَعِيَّة qimaʕiyya |
| עברית | אֶצְבְּעוֹנִית argemanit |
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title = {foxglove},
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