foxglove
English
noun
Definitions
- 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.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English fox-glove inherited from Old English foxes glōfa (foxglove) compound from English fox + English glove.
Origin
English
glove
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Foxtrap English
- antifox English
- cryoglove English
- deglove English
- footglove English
- fox English
- fox cub English
- fox's foot English
- foxberry English
- foxcore English
- foxery English
- foxface English
- foxfire English
- foxfish English
- foxhole English
- foxhood English
- foxhound English
- foxhunt English
- foxhunter English
- foxie English
- foxish English
- foxless English
- foxlike English
- foxling English
- foxly English
- foxproof English
- foxship English
- foxshit English
- foxskin English
- foxtail English
- foxtrot English
- foxy English
- glove English
- glove box English
- glovebag English
- gloveful English
- gloveless English
- glovelike English
- glovemaker English
- gloveman English
- glover English
- glovesman English
- glovework English
- handglove English
- outfox English
- unglove English
- vixen English
- werefox English
- workglove English
- グローブ Japanese
- フォックス Japanese
- foxes glōfa Old English
- fox Middle English
- fox-glove Middle English
- glove Middle English
- foxo Ido
- glavu Swahili
- igilavu Zulu
- pōkiha Maori
- fox
- foxy
- vixen
- foxly
- glove
- foxie
- foxish
- foxery
- outfox
- glover
- werefox
- foxskin
- foxfire
- foxfish
- foxless
- unglove
- foxface
- fox cub
- foxship
- foxshit
- deglove
- foxcore
- Foxtrap
- antifox
- foxhole
- foxlike
- foxling
- foxtrot
- foxhood
- foxtail
- foxhunt
- glovebag
- gloveful
- gloveman
- foxberry
- foxhound
- foxproof
- glovesman
- foxhunter
- glovework
- cryoglove
- glovelike
- handglove
- gloveless
- footglove
- glove box
- workglove
- fox's foot
- glovemaker