digitalis
dig·i·tal·is
noun \-ˈta-ləs also -ˈtā-\Definition of DIGITALIS
1
: foxglove
2
: the dried powdered leaf of the common foxglove that contains glycosides which act on the heart and that is a powerful cardiotonic serving especially to increase the force of myocardial contraction; broadly : any of various cardiac glycosides (as digitalin or digoxin) that are constituents of digitalis or are derived from a related foxglove (Digitalis lanata)
See Origin of DIGITALIS
New Latin, genus name, from Latin, of a finger, from digitus; from its finger-shaped corolla
First Known Use: 1664
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