digitalis

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) Any plant of the genus Digitalis (herbaceous plants of the Plantaginaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea).
2. (countable, uncountable) A medical extract of Digitalis purpurea prescribed for heart failure etc.

Sinonieme

foxglove

digitalin

digitalis glycoside

Vertalings

digitale

digital

dedaleira

digitale

vingerhoedskruid

erva-dedal

Fingerhut

digital

roter Fingerhut

δακτυλίτιδα

digitalina

digitalis

digitalina

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/dɪdʒɪˈtɑːlɪs/

Etimologie (Engels)

Modern Latin, from Latin digitālis (“of the fingers”) (named in reference to the German common name for the plant, Fingerhut (“thimble”)). Doublet of digital.