noun Download 🔗Share Digitalis, a genus of about 20 species of herbaceous biennials native to the Old World, certain of which are prized for their showy flowers. The drug digitalis or digoxin was first isolated from the plant. Examples : "The gardener carefully planted the foxglove along the back fence, hoping its tall spikes of purple flowers would attract hummingbirds. " plant medicine biology nature science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading