ETYM AS. foxes-glôfa, foxes-clôfa,foxes-clife.
Any flowering plant of the genus Digitalis, family Scrophulariaceae, found in Europe and the Mediterranean region. It bears showy spikes of bell-like flowers, and grows up to 1.5 m/5 ft high.
The wild species D. purpurea, native to Britain, produces purple to reddish flowers. Its leaves were the original source of digitalis, a drug used for some heart problems.
Any of several plants of the genus Digitalis; SYN. digitalis.