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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Foxglove \Fox"glove`\, n. [AS. foxes-gl[=o]fa,
foxes-cl[=o]fa,foxes-clife.] (Bot.)
Any plant of the genus {Digitalis}. The common English
foxglove ({Digitalis purpurea}) is a handsome perennial or
biennial plant, whose leaves are used as a powerful medicine,
both as a sedative and diuretic. See {Digitalis}.
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Pan through the pastures oftentimes hath run
To pluck the speckled foxgloves from their stem. --W.
Browne.
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