Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Digitalis"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Digitalis \Dig`i*ta"lis\, n. [NL.: cf. F. digitale. So named
(according to Linn[ae]us) from its finger-shaped corolla.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of plants including the foxglove.
2. (Med.) The dried leaves of the purple foxglove ({Digitalis
purpurea}), used in heart disease, disturbance of the
circulation, etc.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
digitalis
n 1: a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove [syn: {digitalis
glycoside}, {digitalin}]
2: any of several plants of the genus Digitalis [syn: {foxglove}]
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