DIGITALIS


Meaning of DIGITALIS in English

-lə̇s noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, adjective

1. capitalized : a genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Scrophulariaceae that have alternate leaves and racemes of showy bell-shaped flowers

2. -es : the dried leaf of the purple foxglove containing the active principles digitoxin and gitoxin and constituting a powerful cardiac stimulant and a diuretic used principally in diseases of the heart to correct lost compensation

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