Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foxglove

/fˈɑksɡlˌʌv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: fox-glove
IPA: /fˈɑksɡlˌʌv/

22

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."
"There were bunches of wild garlic to keep out evil spirits, foxgloves for healing spells and hemlock and vervain for darker magic."

Etymology

From Middle English fox-glove, foxes glove, from Old English foxes glōfa (“foxglove”). By surface analysis, fox + glove.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: fox-glove, foxes glōfa

Inflected Forms

foxgloves (plural) fox-glove (alternative)

Phrases

big-flowered foxglove Canary Island foxglove Chinese foxglove ciliate foxglove common foxglove creeping foxglove desert foxglove downy false foxglove

Synonyms

dog's fingers finger flower sea violet digitalis

Questions

How do you pronounce foxglove?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɑksɡlˌʌv/.
What does foxglove mean?: 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.
Where does foxglove come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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