foxglove

[ foks-gluhv ]

/ ˈfɒksˌglʌv /

noun

any Eurasian plant belonging to the genus Digitalis, of the figwort family, especially D. purpurea, having drooping, tubular, purple or white flowers on tall spikes, and leaves that are the source of digitalis in medicine.

Origin of foxglove

before 1000; Middle English foxes glove,Old English foxes glōfa.See fox, glove

Words nearby foxglove

Foxe, Foxe Basin, foxed, foxfire, Fox-Fordyce disease, foxglove, fox grape, foxhole, foxhound, fox hunt, fox hunting

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Example sentences from the Web for foxglove

It is usually combined with infusion of juniper berries or foxglove.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
The band, the members of which were perched in the swinging flowers of a foxglove close by, played lustily during the feast.
Goblin Tales of Lancashire|James Bowker
I have mentioned some already for your garden:—Canterbury bell, cornflower and foxglove are biennials.
The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.|Ellen Eddy Shaw
The foxglove blossom—a third part bud, a third part past, a third part in full bloom—is a type of the life of this world.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood

They would arrange flowers in the épergne, she suggested—a few sweet williams and mignonette and a foxglove or two.
Halcyone|Elinor Glyn

British Dictionary definitions for foxglove

foxglove

/ (ˈfɒksˌɡlʌv) /

noun

any Eurasian scrophulariaceous plant of the genus Digitalis, esp D. purpurea, having spikes of purple or white thimble-like flowers. The soft wrinkled leaves are a source of digitalis

Word Origin for foxglove

Old English

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Medical definitions for foxglove

foxglove

[ fŏks′glŭv′ ]

n.

Any of several herbs of the genus Digitalis, especially D. purpurea, having a long cluster of large, tubular, pinkish-purple flowers and leaves that are the source of the drug digitalis.

单词	foxglove
释义	foxglove [ foks-gluhv ] / ˈfɒksˌglʌv / noun any Eurasian plant belonging to the genus Digitalis, of the figwort family, especially D. purpurea, having drooping, tubular, purple or white flowers on tall spikes, and leaves that are the source of digitalis in medicine. Origin of foxglove before 1000; Middle English foxes glove,Old English foxes glōfa.See fox, glove Words nearby foxglove Foxe, Foxe Basin, foxed, foxfire, Fox-Fordyce disease, foxglove, fox grape, foxhole, foxhound, fox hunt, fox hunting Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for foxglove It is usually combined with infusion of juniper berries or foxglove. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley The band, the members of which were perched in the swinging flowers of a foxglove close by, played lustily during the feast. Goblin Tales of Lancashire\|James Bowker I have mentioned some already for your garden:—Canterbury bell, cornflower and foxglove are biennials. The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.\|Ellen Eddy Shaw The foxglove blossom—a third part bud, a third part past, a third part in full bloom—is a type of the life of this world. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources\|James Wood They would arrange flowers in the épergne, she suggested—a few sweet williams and mignonette and a foxglove or two. Halcyone\|Elinor Glyn British Dictionary definitions for foxglove foxglove / (ˈfɒksˌɡlʌv) / noun any Eurasian scrophulariaceous plant of the genus Digitalis, esp D. purpurea, having spikes of purple or white thimble-like flowers. The soft wrinkled leaves are a source of digitalis Word Origin for foxglove Old English Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for foxglove foxglove [ fŏks′glŭv′ ] n. Any of several herbs of the genus Digitalis, especially D. purpurea, having a long cluster of large, tubular, pinkish-purple flowers and leaves that are the source of the drug digitalis. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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