purple foxglove

purple foxglove
digitalis.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • purple foxglove — paprastoji rusmenė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bervidinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Digitalis purpurea), paplitęs pietų Europoje ir šiaurės Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Digitalis purpurea angl. common foxglove;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • purple foxglove — noun : a common biennial foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) of western Europe from which most cultivated foxgloves are derived * * * a medicinal plant, Digitalis purpurea, of western Europe, having finger shaped, spotted, purple flowers and leaves… …   Useful english dictionary

  • purple foxglove — a medicinal plant, Digitalis purpurea, of western Europe, having finger shaped, spotted, purple flowers and leaves from which digitalis is obtained. Also called fairy glove, fingerflower. * * * …   Universalium

  • foxglove — /foks gluv /, n. any Eurasian plant belonging to the genus Digitalis, of the figwort family, esp. D. purpurea, having drooping, tubular, purple or white flowers on tall spikes, and leaves that are the source of digitalis in medicine. [bef. 1000;… …   Universalium

  • foxglove — paprastoji rusmenė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bervidinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Digitalis purpurea), paplitęs pietų Europoje ir šiaurės Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Digitalis purpurea angl. common foxglove;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • foxglove — ► NOUN ▪ a tall plant with erect spikes of typically pinkish purple flowers shaped like the fingers of gloves …   English terms dictionary

  • foxglove — UK [ˈfɒksˌɡlʌv] / US [ˈfɑksˌɡlʌv] noun [countable] Word forms foxglove : singular foxglove plural foxgloves a tall plant with purple or white flowers shaped like bells …   English dictionary

  • foxglove — /ˈfɒksglʌv/ (say foksgluv) noun any plant of the genus Digitalis, especially D. purpurea, the common foxglove, a native of Europe, bearing drooping, tubular, purple or white flowers, and leaves that are used medicinally. See digitalis. {Middle… …  

  • foxglove — noun Date: before 12th century any of a genus (Digitalis) of erect herbs of the snapdragon family; especially a common European biennial or perennial (D. purpurea) cultivated for its showy racemes of dotted white or purple tubular flowers and as… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • foxglove — SYN: Digitalis. * * * fox·glove fäks .gləv n any plant of the genus Digitalis esp a common European biennial or perennial (D. purpurea) cultivated for its showy racemes of dotted white or purple tubular flowers and as a source of digitalis * * *… …   Medical dictionary

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