Definition of Digitelis
Dig`i*ta"lis (?), n. [NL.: cf. F.
digitale. So named (according to Linnæus) from its
finger-shaped corolla.] 1. (Bot.) A genus
of plants including the foxglove.
2. (Med.) The dried leaves of the
purple foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), used in heart disease,
disturbance of the circulation, etc.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a genus of herbaceous shrubs of the Scrophulariaceae family; The Foxglove is Digitalis purpurea
- An extract of Digitalis purpurea prescribed for heart failure etc.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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