English Explanatory Dictionary

foxglove

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of genus Digitalis of about 20 species of herbaceous biennials native to the Old World, certain of which are prized for their showy flowers. The drug digitalis or digoxin was first isolated from the plant.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-foxglove.wav

Word forms

foxglove foxgloves fox-glove

Etymology

From Middle English fox-glove, foxes glove, from Old English foxes glōfa (“foxglove”). By surface analysis, fox + glove.

Derived words

big-flowered foxglove Canary Island foxglove Chinese foxglove ciliate foxglove common foxglove creeping foxglove desert foxglove downy falseglove fairy foxglove false foxglove fingerhut foxglove foxglove aphid foxglove beardtongue foxglove penstemon foxglove pug foxglove tree giraffe foxglove Grecian foxglove hairy foxglove lady's foxglove large yellow foxglove mullein foxglove purple foxglove rusty foxglove small yellow foxglove Spanish foxglove strawberry foxglove straw foxglove sunset foxglove wild foxglove willow-leaved foxglove woolly foxglove yellow foxglove
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