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De - Pt| English Dictionary: foxglove | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for foxglove | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Foxglove \Fox"glove`\, n. [AS. foxes-gl[omac]fa, foxes-cl[omac]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}. Pan through the pastures oftentimes hath run To pluck the speckled foxgloves from their stem. --W. Browne. | |
