foxglove

/ˌfɑksˈglʌv/

Other forms: foxgloves

Definitions of foxglove

1. noun

   any of several plants of the genus Digitalis
   synonyms: digitalis

   types:

   Digitalis purpurea, common foxglove, fairy bell, finger-flower, finger-root, fingerflower, fingerroot

   tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock

   Digitalis lutea, straw foxglove, yellow foxglove

   European yellow-flowered foxglove

   type of:

   herb, herbaceous plant

   a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests