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digitalis
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun digitalis has 2 senses
- digitalis(n = noun.substance) digitalin, digitalis glycoside - a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove; Array has particulars: digitoxin, digoxin, lanoxin
- digitalis(n = noun.plant) foxglove - any of several plants of the genus Digitalis; Array is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
is a kind of cardiac glucoside, cardiac glycoside
Derived form verb digitalize2
is a member of genus digitalis
has particulars: common foxglove, digitalis purpurea, fairy bell, finger-flower, finger-root, fingerflower, fingerroot, digitalis lutea, straw foxglove, yellow foxglove
OXFORD DICTIONARY
digitalis, n. a drug prepared from the dried leaves of foxgloves and containing substances that stimulate the heart muscle.
Etymology
mod.L, genus-name of foxglove after G Fingerhut thimble: see DIGITAL
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