Found 2 items, similar to digitalis.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: digitalis digitalis n 1: a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove [syn: digitalis glycoside , digitalin] 2: any of several plants of the genus Digitalis [syn: foxglove]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Digitalis Digitalis \Dig`i*ta"lis\, n. [NL.: cf. F. digitale. So named (according to Linn[ae]us) from its finger-shaped corolla.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of plants of the family Schrophulariaceae, including the foxglove. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) The dried leaves of the purple foxglove (Digitalis purpurea ), formerly used in heart disease, disturbance of the circulation, etc. Its use has been largely replaced by that of the pure active ingredient, digitalin. See digitalin. [1913 Webster]