"foxglove" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foxgloves [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English fox-glove, foxes glove, from Old English foxes glōfa (“foxglove”). By surface analysis, fox + glove. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|fox-glove}} Middle English fox-glove, {{m|enm|foxes glove}} foxes glove, {{inh|en|ang|foxes glōfa|t=foxglove}} Old English foxes glōfa (“foxglove”), {{surf|en|fox|glove}} By surface analysis, fox + glove Head templates: {{en-noun}} foxglove (plural foxgloves)
  1. 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. Wikipedia link: foxglove Categories (lifeform): Flowers, Plantain family plants Synonyms: fox-glove Translations (plant of the genus Digitalis): قِمَعِيَّة (qimaʕiyya) (Arabic), մատնոցուկ (matnocʻuk) (Armenian), üskükotu (Azerbaijani), наперстаўка (napjerstaŭka) [feminine] (Belarusian), напръстник (naprǎstnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), didalera [feminine] (Catalan), 指頂花 (Chinese Mandarin), 指顶花 (zhǐdǐnghuā) (Chinese Mandarin), virgarella [feminine] (Corsican), náprstník [masculine] (Czech), fingerbøl [common-gender] (Danish), vingerhoedskruid [neuter] (Dutch), digitalo (Esperanto), sõrmkübar (Estonian), sormustinkukka (Finnish), digitale [feminine] (French), abeluria [feminine] (Galician), milicroque [masculine] (Galician), estalote [masculine] (Galician), dedaleira [feminine] (Galician), croque [masculine] (Galician), dixital [feminine] (Galician), ფუტკარა (puṭḳara) (Georgian), Fingerhut [masculine] (German), χελιδονόχορτο (chelidonóchorto) [neuter] (Greek), אֶצְבְּעוֹנִית (argemanit) [feminine] (Hebrew), gyűszűvirág (Hungarian), fingurbjargarblóm [neuter] (Icelandic), digitalo (Ido), lus mór [masculine] (Irish), méaracán dearg [masculine] (Irish), digitale [feminine] (Italian), ジギタリス (jigitarisu) (Japanese), ӏэпэлъ (ʼɛpɛlˢ) (Kabardian), palecznica [feminine] (Kashubian), оймақгүл (oimaqgül) (Kazakh), uzpirkstīte [feminine] (Latvian), rusmenė [feminine] (Lithuanian), tutawka [feminine] (Lower Sorbian), напрсток (naprstok) [masculine] (Macedonian), sleggan sleeu [feminine] (Manx), fangerhud (North Frisian), suorbmagoahti (Northern Sami), revebjelle [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), revebjølle [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), fingerdocce (Old English), یوكسوك اوتی (yüksük otu) (Ottoman Turkish), naparstnica [feminine] (Polish), dedaleira [feminine] (Portuguese), degetar [neuter] (Romanian), degetariță [feminine] (Romanian), degețel [neuter] (Romanian), наперстя́нка (naperstjánka) [feminine] (Russian), skombalielē [feminine] (Samogitian), lus nam ban-sìth [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), náprstník [masculine] (Slovak), naprstec [masculine] (Slovene), digital [feminine] (Spanish), fingerborgsblomma [common-gender] (Swedish), dihital (Tagalog), డిజిటాలిస్ (ḍijiṭālis) (Telugu), ถุงมือจิ้งจอก (tŭng meu jîng-jòk) (Thai), yüksük otu (Turkish), наперстянка (naperstjanka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), naporst [masculine] (Upper Sorbian), gwniadur Mair [feminine] (Welsh), ffion [masculine] (Welsh), bys y cŵn [masculine] (Welsh), bys coch [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-foxglove-en-noun-XznUsk-X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Derived forms: big-flowered foxglove (taxonomic: Digitalis grandiflora), Canary Island foxglove (taxonomic: Digitalis canariensis), Chinese foxglove (taxonomic: Rehmannia glutinosa), ciliate foxglove (taxonomic: Digitalis ciliata), common foxglove (taxonomic: Digitalis purpurea), desert foxglove (taxonomic: Eremophila platythamnos), downy falseglove (alt: Gerardia virginica), fairy foxglove (taxonomic: Erinus alpinus), false foxglove (taxonomic: Aureolaria spp.), fingerhut foxglove (taxonomic: Digitalis thapsi), foxglove aphid (taxonomic: Acyrthosiphon solani), foxglove beardtongue (taxonomic: Penstemon digitalis), foxglove penstemon (taxonomic: Penstemon digitalis), foxglove pug (taxonomic: Eupithecia pulchellata), giraffe foxglove (taxonomic: Digitalis laevigata), Grecian foxglove (taxonomic: Digitalis laevigata), hairy foxglove (taxonomic: Digitalis ciliata), lady's foxglove (taxonomic: Digitalis purpurea), large yellow foxglove (taxonomic: Digitalis grandiflora), mullein foxglove (taxonomic: Seymeria macrophylla), purple foxglove (taxonomic: Digitalis purpurea), rusty foxglove (taxonomic: Digitalis ferruginea), small yellow foxglove (taxonomic: Digitalis lutea), Spanish foxglove (taxonomic: Digitalis thapsi), straw foxglove (taxonomic: Digitalis lutea), strawberry foxglove (taxonomic: Digitalis × fulva), sunset foxglove (taxonomic: Digitalis obscura), wild foxglove (alt: Gerardia virginica, Penstemon spp.), willow-leaved foxglove (taxonomic: Digitalis obscura), woolly foxglove (taxonomic: Digitalis lanata), yellow foxglove (alt: Gerardia spp.) (taxonomic: Digitalis grandiflora)

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          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "abeluria"
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "milicroque"
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "estalote"
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "dedaleira"
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          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "croque"
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "dixital"
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "puṭḳara",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "word": "ფუტკარა"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "Fingerhut"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "chelidonóchorto",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "χελιδονόχορτο"
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          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "argemanit",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "tags": [
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "word": "gyűszűvirág"
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "fingurbjargarblóm"
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          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "word": "digitalo"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "méaracán dearg"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "digitale"
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
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          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
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          "lang": "Kabardian",
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          "tags": [
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          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "word": "suorbmagoahti"
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          "word": "fingerdocce"
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "dedaleira"
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
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          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "degețel"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "naperstjánka",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "наперстя́нка"
        },
        {
          "code": "sgs",
          "lang": "Samogitian",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "skombalielē"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "lus nam ban-sìth"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "náprstník"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "naprstec"
        },
        {
          "code": "dsb",
          "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "tutawka"
        },
        {
          "code": "hsb",
          "lang": "Upper Sorbian",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "naporst"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "digital"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "fingerborgsblomma"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "word": "dihital"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "ḍijiṭālis",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "word": "డిజిటాలిస్"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "tŭng meu jîng-jòk",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "word": "ถุงมือจิ้งจอก"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "word": "yüksük otu"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "naperstjanka",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "наперстянка"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "gwniadur Mair"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ffion"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bys y cŵn"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bys coch"
        }
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "foxglove"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "foxglove"
}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "taxonomic": "Digitalis grandiflora",
      "word": "big-flowered foxglove"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Digitalis canariensis",
      "word": "Canary Island foxglove"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Rehmannia glutinosa",
      "word": "Chinese foxglove"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Digitalis ciliata",
      "word": "ciliate foxglove"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Digitalis purpurea",
      "word": "common foxglove"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Eremophila platythamnos",
      "word": "desert foxglove"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Gerardia virginica",
      "word": "downy falseglove"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Erinus alpinus",
      "word": "fairy foxglove"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Aureolaria spp.",
      "word": "false foxglove"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Digitalis thapsi",
      "word": "fingerhut foxglove"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Acyrthosiphon solani",
      "word": "foxglove aphid"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Penstemon digitalis",
      "word": "foxglove beardtongue"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Penstemon digitalis",
      "word": "foxglove penstemon"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Eupithecia pulchellata",
      "word": "foxglove pug"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Digitalis laevigata",
      "word": "giraffe foxglove"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Digitalis laevigata",
      "word": "Grecian foxglove"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Digitalis ciliata",
      "word": "hairy foxglove"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Digitalis purpurea",
      "word": "lady's foxglove"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Digitalis grandiflora",
      "word": "large yellow foxglove"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Seymeria macrophylla",
      "word": "mullein foxglove"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Digitalis purpurea",
      "word": "purple foxglove"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Digitalis ferruginea",
      "word": "rusty foxglove"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Digitalis lutea",
      "word": "small yellow foxglove"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Digitalis thapsi",
      "word": "Spanish foxglove"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Digitalis lutea",
      "word": "straw foxglove"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Digitalis × fulva",
      "word": "strawberry foxglove"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Digitalis obscura",
      "word": "sunset foxglove"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Gerardia virginica, Penstemon spp.",
      "word": "wild foxglove"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Digitalis obscura",
      "word": "willow-leaved foxglove"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Digitalis lanata",
      "word": "woolly foxglove"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Gerardia spp.",
      "taxonomic": "Digitalis grandiflora",
      "word": "yellow foxglove"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "fox-glove"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English fox-glove",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "foxes glove"
      },
      "expansion": "foxes glove",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "foxes glōfa",
        "t": "foxglove"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English foxes glōfa (“foxglove”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fox",
        "3": "glove"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, fox + glove",
      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English fox-glove, foxes glove, from Old English foxes glōfa (“foxglove”). By surface analysis, fox + glove.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "foxgloves",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "English nouns",
        "English terms derived from Middle English",
        "English terms derived from Old English",
        "English terms inherited from Middle English",
        "English terms inherited from Old English",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "en:Flowers",
        "en:Plantain family plants"
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        {
          "ref": "1908, Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, New York: Frederick Warne & Co",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 258",
          "text": "I wonder whether the witches would be wearing on their fingers their ornaments of foxglove blossoms, often called witches' bells or harebells, sometimes known as witches' thimbles.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1971, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 41",
          "text": "There were bunches of wild garlic to keep out evil spirits, foxgloves for healing spells and hemlock and vervain for darker magic.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "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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          "Digitalis#Translingual"
        ],
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        ],
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          "herbaceous",
          "herbaceous"
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        [
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        [
          "Old World",
          "Old World"
        ],
        [
          "digitalis",
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        ],
        [
          "digoxin",
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        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "foxglove"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "fox-glove"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "qimaʕiyya",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "word": "قِمَعِيَّة"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "matnocʻuk",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "word": "մատնոցուկ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "word": "üskükotu"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "napjerstaŭka",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "наперстаўка"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "naprǎstnik",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "напръстник"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "didalera"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "word": "指頂花"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhǐdǐnghuā",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "word": "指顶花"
    },
    {
      "code": "co",
      "lang": "Corsican",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "virgarella"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "náprstník"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "fingerbøl"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vingerhoedskruid"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "word": "digitalo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "word": "sõrmkübar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "word": "sormustinkukka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "digitale"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "abeluria"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "milicroque"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estalote"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dedaleira"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "croque"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dixital"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "puṭḳara",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "word": "ფუტკარა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Fingerhut"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "chelidonóchorto",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "χελιδονόχορτο"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "argemanit",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "אֶצְבְּעוֹנִית"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "word": "gyűszűvirág"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "fingurbjargarblóm"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "word": "digitalo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lus mór"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "méaracán dearg"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "digitale"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jigitarisu",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "word": "ジギタリス"
    },
    {
      "code": "kbd",
      "lang": "Kabardian",
      "roman": "ʼɛpɛlˢ",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "word": "ӏэпэлъ"
    },
    {
      "code": "csb",
      "lang": "Kashubian",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "palecznica"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "oimaqgül",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "word": "оймақгүл"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "uzpirkstīte"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rusmenė"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "naprstok",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "напрсток"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sleggan sleeu"
    },
    {
      "code": "frr",
      "lang": "North Frisian",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "word": "fangerhud"
    },
    {
      "code": "se",
      "lang": "Northern Sami",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "word": "suorbmagoahti"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "revebjelle"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "revebjølle"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "word": "fingerdocce"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "yüksük otu",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "word": "یوكسوك اوتی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "naparstnica"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dedaleira"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "degetar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "degetariță"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "degețel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naperstjánka",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "наперстя́нка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sgs",
      "lang": "Samogitian",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "skombalielē"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lus nam ban-sìth"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "náprstník"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "naprstec"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tutawka"
    },
    {
      "code": "hsb",
      "lang": "Upper Sorbian",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "naporst"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "digital"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "fingerborgsblomma"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "word": "dihital"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "ḍijiṭālis",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "word": "డిజిటాలిస్"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "tŭng meu jîng-jòk",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "word": "ถุงมือจิ้งจอก"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "word": "yüksük otu"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "naperstjanka",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "наперстянка"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gwniadur Mair"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ffion"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bys y cŵn"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "plant of the genus Digitalis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bys coch"
    }
  ],
  "word": "foxglove"
}

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