/dij'i tal"is, -tay"lis/ , n.
1. any plant belonging to the genus Digitalis, of the figwort family, esp. the common foxglove, D. purpurea.
2. the dried leaves of the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, used in medicine as a heart stimulant.
[ 1655-65; digitalis, a name appar. suggested by the G name for the foxglove, Fingerhut lit., thimble; see DIGITAL ]