ETYM New Lat.: cf. French digitale. So named (according to Linnaeus) from its finger-shaped corolla.
A powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove; SYN. digitalis glycoside, digitalin.
Drug that increases the efficiency of the heart by strengthening its muscle contractions and slowing its rate. It is derived from the leaves of the common European woodland plant Digitalis purpurea (foxglove).
It is purified to digoxin, digitoxin, and lanatoside C, which are effective in cardiac regulation but induce the side effects of nausea, vomiting, and pulse irregularities. Pioneered in the late 1700s by William Withering, an English physician and botanist, digitalis was the first cardiac drug.
Heart stimulant obtained from foxglove leaves.
Plant of the genus Digitalis of the figwort family Scrophulariaceae, which includes the foxgloves. + prikaži više

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. + prikaži više

ETYM Latin digitals.
1. Relating to or performed with the fingers.
2. Displaying numbers rather than scale positions.
3. (Electronics) Of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits.