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digitalis.

Any plant of the genus Digitalis (herbaceous plants of the Plantaginaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea).

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Meaning & usage

noun/dɪdʒɪˈtɑːlɪs/UK/dɪd͡ʒɪˈtælɪs/US/dɪd͡ʒɪˈteɪlɪs/US
  1. Any plant of the genus Digitalis (herbaceous plants of the Plantaginaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea).

    countable · uncountable
  2. A medical extract of Digitalis purpurea prescribed for heart failure etc.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Modern 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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