digitalis
/dɪdʒɪˈtɑːlɪs//dɪd͡ʒɪˈtælɪs/
词源链
- 英语English
digitalis
词源说明
Modern Latin, from Latin digitālis (“of the fingers”) (named in reference to the German common name for the plant, Fingerhut (“thimble”)). Doublet of digital.
释义
名词noun
- 1Any plant of the genus Digitalis (herbaceous plants of the Plantaginaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea).
- 2(medicine) A medical extract of Digitalis purpurea prescribed for heart failure etc.