What does "false foxglove" mean?

Any of the genus Agalinis (syn. Gerardia) of flowering plants.

False foxglove

Common synonyms include: aureolaria, aureolaria pedicularia, aureolaria virginica, gerardia, gerardia pedicularia, gerardia virginica.

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Noun

1
Any of the genus Agalinis (syn. Gerardia) of flowering plants.
2
multi-stemmed North American annual having solitary axillary dark golden-yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia wordnet
3
sparsely branched North American perennial with terminal racemes of bright yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia wordnet

Named for the resemblance of the type species, Agalinis purpurea, to the common foxglove (Digitalis purpurea).