noun
digitalis
dihd-zhih-TAH-lihs
noun
1
A plant of the foxglove genus, or a heart medication extracted from it.
"Digitalis was once a common treatment for heart failure."
How to Use Digitalis
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe foxglove plant, or a heart medicine made from it.
Word Forms
digitalises plural
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Etymology
Modern Latin, "of the fingers," from the German folk name Fingerhut ("thimble") for the foxglove flower.