'Digitalis' definitions:
Definition of 'digitalis'
(from WordNet)
noun
A powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove [syn: digitalis, digitalis glycoside, digitalin]
noun
Any of several plants of the genus Digitalis [syn: foxglove, digitalis]
Definition of 'Digitalis'
From: GCIDE
- Digitalis \Dig`i*ta"lis\, n. [NL.: cf. F. digitale. So named (according to Linn[ae]us) from its finger-shaped corolla.]
- 1. (Bot.) A genus of plants of the family Schrophulariaceae, including the foxglove. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Med.) The dried leaves of the purple foxglove ({Digitalis purpurea}), formerly used in heart disease, disturbance of the circulation, etc. Its use has been largely replaced by that of the pure active ingredient, digitalin. See digitalin. [1913 Webster]