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foxglove

[ US /ˈfɑksˌɡɫəv/ ]
[ UK /fˈɒksɡlʌv/ ]
NOUN
  1. any of several plants of the genus Digitalis

How To Use foxglove In A Sentence

  • If, for instance, you have alkaline soil you can dig a large hole, fill it with ericaceous compost and grow acid-loving plants such as azalea and foxgloves.
  • Digitalis from the foxglove plants used by an old woman in Shropshire, England was analyzed and promoted for heart disease by Dr. William Withering in 1785 and was still widely used in herbal form until the 1950's.
  • Note—Peg told me that several days ago the queen miscarried; they eased her pain with mugwort and foxglove, and she is now recovering. Exit the Actress
  • Note—Peg told me that several days ago the queen miscarried; they eased her pain with mugwort and foxglove, and she is now recovering. Exit the Actress
  • What benefits the willow tree that its bark should contain salicylic acid; or the foxglove, digitalis; the periwinkle, vincristine; or the poppy, opiates?
  • Other pricey plants that easily start from seed include delphiniums, foxgloves, black-eyed Susans, and coneflowers.
  • In partial shade, use balloon flowers as accent plants placed among foxgloves, hostas, or lamb's ears.
  • Having recognized her symptoms as heart disease and dropsy because they led to his mother's death, he knew what could relieve her pain and gave her a medicine made from a special herb called foxglove.
  • I had them all this summer - a ladybird poppy, lupin, phlox, busy Lizzie, begonia, fuchsia and foxglove and many, many more.
  • If I am diligent I can get an extra few weeks out of the delphiniums, foxgloves and monkshood by removing the spent blooms.
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