foxglove Syllabification: (fox·glove)Pronunciation: /ˈfäksˌgləv/Translate foxglove | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of foxglove noun a tall Eurasian plant with erect spikes of flowers, typically pinkish-purple or white, shaped like the fingers of gloves. It is a source of the drug digitalis. Genus Digitalis, family Scrophulariaceae: many species, in particular D. purpurea foxglove in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of foxglove in the British & World English dictionary