finger-root
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A gardener carefully tends to a tall finger-root plant in a botanical garden.
Definition
Noun: 1. A tall European plant: A tall, leafy European biennial or perennial plant (Digitalis purpurea) known for its striking clusters of large, tubular, pink-purple flowers. Its leaves are the source of the drug digitalis and are toxic to livestock.
Usage
- This term is primarily used in botanical contexts to identify the specific plant species .
- It is a compound noun that functions as a single common name for the plant.
Examples
- "The hillside was covered with the vibrant pink blooms of finger-root."
- "While beautiful, finger-root is a poisonous plant that should not be ingested."
- "The active compounds in finger-root are used to create important heart medications."
Advanced Usage
- The name "finger-root" is one of many common names for this plant. It is more formally and widely known as foxglove.
- The term can be used attributively (like an adjective) to describe related things, e.g., "finger-root extract" or "finger-root poisoning."
Variants and Related Words
- Foxglove: The most common common name for .
- Digitalis: This is both the name of the genus () and the medicinal drug derived from the plant's leaves.
- Fairy gloves, folk's glove: Other archaic or regional common names for the same plant.
Synonyms
- Foxglove
- Common foxglove
- (scientific name)
Notes on Meaning
- The name "finger-root" likely originates from the shape of the plant's flowers, which can resemble the fingers of a glove, and its root system. It is important not to confuse this compound noun with the separate words "finger" and "root."
A gardener carefully tends to a tall finger-root plant in a botanical garden.
Noun
- tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock