2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Foxglove \Fox"glove`\, n. [AS. foxes-gl[=o]fa, foxes-cl[=o]fa,foxes-clife.] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Digitalis}. The common English foxglove ({Digitalis purpurea}) is a handsome perennial or biennial plant, whose leaves are used as a powerful medicine, both as a sedative and diuretic. See {Digitalis}. [1913 Webster] Pan through the pastures oftentimes hath run To pluck the speckled foxgloves from their stem. --W. Browne. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: foxglove n : any of several plants of the genus Digitalis [syn: {digitalis}]
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