Difference between Digitalis and Foxglove
What is the difference between Digitalis and Foxglove?
Digitalis as a noun is a genus of herbaceous shrubs of the scrophulariaceae family, including the foxglove, digitalis purpurea. while Foxglove as a noun is digitalis, a genus of about 20 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.
Digitalis
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A genus of herbaceous shrubs of the Scrophulariaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea.
A medical extract of Digitalis purpurea prescribed for heart failure etc.
Foxglove
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Digitalis, a genus of about 20 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.
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