Meaning Of The Word Digitalis

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What's The Definition Of Digitalis?

digitalis in American English
any of a genus (Digitalis) of plants of the figwort family, with long spikes of thimblelike flowers; foxglove
noun: any plant belonging to the genus Digitalis, of the figwort family, esp. the common foxglove, D. purpurea

digitalis in British English
noun: any Eurasian scrophulariaceous plant of the genus Digitalis, such as the foxglove, having bell-shaped flowers and a basal rosette of leaves

digitalis in the Pharmaceutical Industry
noun: Digitalis is a drug obtained from the foxglove, used medicinally to treat heart failure and some abnormal heart rhythms.

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