foxglove, digitalis
(noun) any of several plants of the genus Digitalis
digitalis, digitalis glycoside, digitalin
(noun) a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove
Source: WordNet® 3.1
digitalis (countable and uncountable, plural digitalises)
Any plant of the genus Digitalis (herbaceous plants of the Plantaginaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea).
A medical extract of Digitalis purpurea prescribed for heart failure etc.
Source: Wiktionary
Dig`i*ta"lis, n. Etym: [NL.: cf. F. digitale. So named (according to Linnæus) from its finger-shaped corolla.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of plants including the foxglove.
2. (Med.)
Definition: The dried leaves of the purple foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), used in heart disease, disturbance of the circulation, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
