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Definition of: digitalis
(dij′ə·tal′is, -tā′lis) noun
1. Any of a genus (Digitalis) of tall, Old World herbs of the figwort family, including D. purpurea, the foxglove, often cultivated: sometimes called fairy gloves.
2. The dried leaves of foxglove, containing several glucosides, some of which are used as a heart tonic. [<NL <L, finger-shaped <digitus finger]
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