fingerroot

fin·ger·root

uncommon

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

Synonyms

common foxglove
fairy bell
fingerflower
finger-flower
finger-root
Digitalis purpurea

Origin

From finger + root.

Related words

Broader terms

foxglove

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noun
singular	fingerroot
plural	fingerroots