dig|i|tal|is

dig|i|tal|is
dig|i|tal|is «DIHJ uh TAL ihs, -TAY lihs», noun.
1. a medicine used for stimulating the heart, obtained from the leaves and seeds of some varieties of foxglove: »

Digitalis, used to treat heart conditions, is an example of a steroid in plants (Science News Letter).

2. any of a group of tall, European and Asiatic herbs of the figwort family; foxglove.
[< New Latin digitalis < Latin digitālis having to do with the finger < digitus finger (because of the shape of its corolla)]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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