DIGITALIS


Meaning of DIGITALIS in English

[dig.i.tal.is] n [NL, genus name, fr. L, of a finger, fr. digitus; fr. its finger-shaped corolla] (1664) 1: foxglove

2: the dried powdered leaf of the common foxglove containing important glycosides and serving as a powerful cardiac stimulant and a diuretic

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