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digitalis |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Digitalis \Dig`i*ta"lis\, n. [NL.: cf F. digitale. So named (according to Linn[ae]us) from its finger-shaped corolla.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of plants including the foxglove. 2. (Med.) The dried leaves of the purple foxglove ({Digitalis purpurea}), used in heart disease, disturbance of the circulation, etc From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: digitalis n 1: a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove [syn: {digitalis glycoside}, {digitalin}] 2: any of several plants of the genus Digitalis [syn: {foxglove}]
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