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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 dig·i·tal·is /-ˈtæləs ||ˈte-/
 洋地黃

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 dig·i·tal·is /-əs/ 名詞

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Dig·i·ta·lis n.
 1. Bot. A genus of plants of the family Schrophulariaceae, including the foxglove.
 2. Med. The dried leaves of the purple foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), formerly used in heart disease, disturbance of the circulation, etc.  Its use has been largely replaced by that of the pure active ingredient, digitalin. See digitalin.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 digitalis
      n 1: a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove [syn: digitalis
            glycoside, digitalin]
      2: any of several plants of the genus Digitalis [syn: foxglove]