foxglovenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfɒks.ɡlʌv/us/ˈfɑːks.ɡlʌv/a tall, thin plant with white, yellow, pink, red, or purple bell-shaped flowers growing all the way up its stem
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Flowers & flowering plants
- anemone
- antirrhinum
- aster
- aubretia
- begonia
- catkin
- delphinium
- dogwood
- evening primrose
- forget-me-not
- forsythia
- narcissus
- nasturtium
- oleander
- orchid
- pansy
- posy
- wild flower
- wisteria
- woodbine
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Examples from literature
- I have mentioned some already for your garden:—Canterbury bell, cornflower and foxglove are biennials.
- Marigolds are in full bloom all over the forest, and so are foxgloves.
- Roses which had degenerated into little better than wild ones, showed late red and pink blooms, honeysuckle and columbines flowered, and foxgloves raised their graceful heads.
- The heather, mingling with these furze bushes, was just beginning to bloom, and here and there a tall foxglove towered above the undulating irregular mass of purple and gold.
- The shepherd's rose and the stately foxgloves were more full of color and scent.