foxglove
IPA: fˈɑksgɫʌv
noun
- Digitalis, a genus 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.
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Examples of "foxglove" in Sentences
- It usually feeds inside foxglove flowers.
- The tall foxglove is considered endangered.
- The symbol for werewolves is a black foxglove.
- It's basically a refined version of an herb... foxglove.
- And it's possible there's too much information on Foxglove.
- Foxglove is a supporting character in the Sandman graphic novel .
- But I think my facts will be based on it when the Foxglove is made.
- The larvae of the Foxglove Pug feed on the flowers of Digitalis purpurea.
- This genus was traditionally placed in the foxglove family Scrophulariaceae.
- Amiodarone can worsen the cardiac arrhythmia brought on by Foxglove poisoning.