foxglove Meaning, Definition & Usage

Fox"glove` noun

Etymology

AS. foxes-glfa, foxes-clife.

Definitions

1. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Digitalis. The common English foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) is a handsome perennial or biennial plant, whose leaves are used as a powerful medicine, both as a sedative and diuretic. See Digitalis.

   Pan through the pastures oftentimes hath run To pluck the speckled foxgloves from their stem. W. Browne.