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foxgloves

foxgloves is the plural of foxglove.

Meaning of foxglove

Noun

foxglove (plural foxgloves)

  1. Any member of the genus Digitalis of about twenty species of herbaceous biennials native to the Old World, certain of which are prized for their showy flowers. The drug digitalis or digoxin was first isolated from the plant.
    • Jemima alighted rather heavily, and began to waddle about in search of a convenient dry nesting-place. She rather fancied a tree-stump amongst some tall fox-gloves.1908, Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, New York: Frederick Warne & Co

Phrases with foxgloves

Questions about foxgloves

What is foxgloves the plural of?
Foxgloves is the plural of foxglove.

Words near foxgloves in the dictionary

  1. foxglove aphid
  2. foxglove pug
  3. foxglove pugs
  4. foxglove tree
  5. foxglove trees
  6. foxgloves
  7. Foxground
  8. Foxhall
  9. Foxheart
  10. foxhole
  11. Foxhole Circuit

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