What does "fingerflower" mean?

tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock

Fingerflower

Q: What is a synonym for "fingerflower"?

Common synonyms include: common foxglove, common foxglove, digitalis purpurea, fairy bell, finger-flower, finger-root.

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tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock wordnet

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common foxglove common foxglove digitalis purpurea fairy bell finger-flower finger-root

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