English noun: digitalis |
1. | digitalis (substance) a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove |
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| Synonyms | digitalin, digitalis glycoside |
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| Broader (hypernym) | cardiac glucoside, cardiac glycoside |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | digitoxin, digoxin, Lanoxin |
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2. | digitalis (plant) any of several plants of the genus Digitalis |
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| Synonyms | foxglove |
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| Broader (hypernym) | herb, herbaceous plant |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | common foxglove, Digitalis lutea, Digitalis purpurea, fairy bell, finger-flower, finger-root, fingerflower, fingerroot, straw foxglove, yellow foxglove |
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| Member meronym | genus Digitalis |
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