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didal

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(Anglais)

(masculine) thimble
(masculine) fingercot, fingerstall
(in-plural, masculine) foxglove, especially dwarf Spanish foxglove (Digitalis minor), a species endemic to the Balearic Islands
(masculine) acorn cup
(masculine) small glass

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[diˈðal]

Hérité de latin

digitālis

In summary

Inherited from Late Latin digitāle, from Latin digitālis (“digital”). Doublet of digital, which was borrowed from Latin. The word is used in the plural as a common name for the foxglove because of the fingerstall- or thimble-like shape of the flowers.