foxglove

American

[foks-gluhv] / ˈfɒksˌglʌv /

noun

any Eurasian plant belonging to the genus Digitalis, of the figwort family, especially D. purpurea, having drooping, tubular, purple or white flowers on tall spikes, and leaves that are the source of digitalis in medicine.

foxglove British

/ ˈfɒksˌɡlʌv /

noun

any Eurasian scrophulariaceous plant of the genus Digitalis , esp D. purpurea , having spikes of purple or white thimble-like flowers. The soft wrinkled leaves are a source of digitalis

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Etymology

Origin of foxglove

before 1000; Middle English foxes glove, Old English foxes glōfa. See fox, glove

Example Sentences

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The campaign group Foxglove has warned that the UK could end up "footing the bill for the colossal amounts of power the giants need".

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025

Foxglove CEO Martha Dark said: "The government must urgently explain how its plans for new data centres will not threaten our long-term supplies of drinking water."

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2025

Martha Dark of the campaign group Foxglove, which is supporting the litigation, said: "Meta's timewasting has forced them to go back to court."

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2023

British nonprofit Foxglove Legal and Kenyan law firm Nzili and Sumbi Advocates filed the case on behalf of Motaung in Kenya’s employment and labor relations court.

From Washington Post • Feb. 6, 2023

“His Grace has seen victory in his fires,” Foxglove said, “a victory that will be sung of for a thousand years in lord’s castle and peasant’s hut alike.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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