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foxglove

Syllabification: (fox·glove)
Pronunciation: /ˈfäksˌgləv/
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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

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