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    DIGITALIS

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Any of several plants of the genus Digitalisplay

    Synonyms:

    digitalis; foxglove

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("digitalis" is a kind of...):

    herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "digitalis"):

    common foxglove; Digitalis purpurea; fairy bell; finger-flower; finger-root; fingerflower; fingerroot (tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock)

    Digitalis lutea; straw foxglove; yellow foxglove (European yellow-flowered foxglove)

    Holonyms ("digitalis" is a member of...):

    genus Digitalis (genus of Eurasian herbs having alternate leaves and racemes of showy bell-shaped flowers)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxgloveplay

    Synonyms:

    digitalin; digitalis; digitalis glycoside

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("digitalis" is a kind of...):

    cardiac glucoside; cardiac glycoside (obtained from a number of plants and used to stimulate the heart in cases of heart failure)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "digitalis"):

    digitoxin (digitalis preparation used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia)

    digoxin; Lanoxin (digitalis preparation (trade name Lanoxin) used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia; helps the heart beat more forcefully)

    Derivation:

    digitalize (administer digitalis such that the patient benefits maximally without getting adverse effects)

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