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Explore Foxglove through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like digitalis or herb. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Foxglove meaning

Any of genus Digitalis 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.

Synonyms of Foxglove

digitalis herb herbaceous plant

Related words

Other words often associated with Foxglove or its synonyms:

flavouring seasoning flavoring

Using Foxglove

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of genus Digitalis 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.
  • Useful related words include: digitalis, herb, herbaceous plant.
  • In the example corpus, foxglove often appears in combinations such as: the foxglove, of foxglove, common foxglove.

Context around Foxglove

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

common 2× purple 1× mysterious 1× donna 1×

Often after:

pug 1× beardtongue 1× arrival 1× plant 1× see 1× produces 1×

Sentence patterns with Foxglove

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

according to foxglove a technology 1× and purple foxglove among others 1× ends of foxglove beardtongue stems 1× from the foxglove plant is 1× girlfriend donna foxglove 1× lover of foxglove 1× moth the foxglove pug consume 1× of the foxglove and its 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a garden gnome 1× a partly familiar 1× an account of 1× digoxin from the 1× during a recent 1× first the baby 1×

Common sentence endings:

and obtain seeds 1× bid pandemic contract 1× extremely high potency 1× foxglove among others 1× foxglove for food 1× foxglove see below 1×

Words around Foxglove

Just before it in the word index:

foxgate 2 foxford 3 foxfire 3 foxface 2 foxf 2 foxes 327

Just after it in the word index:

foxgloves 5 foxhall 4 foxhills 3 foxhole 11 foxholes 13 foxhound 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

aat 18 abhorrence 18 abms 18 absolutes 18 absorbance 18 abule 18

Corpus analysis for Foxglove

  • In this selection, "foxglove" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, common, purple, mysterious, pug, beardtongue and arrival stand out and add context to how "foxglove" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include according to foxglove a technology and and purple foxglove among others. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "foxglove" sits close to words such as aat, abhorrence and abms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with foxglove

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

An Account of the Foxglove and its Medical Uses 1785-1985. (11 words)

A garden gnome is suspect number one in the case of the mysterious foxglove arrival. (15 words)

The larvae of the moth the " foxglove pug " consume the flowers of the common foxglove for food. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Sama, which was hired by Meta to moderate Facebook content from Nairobi in 2019, informed 260 content moderators at the start of the year that were being laid off, according to Foxglove, a technology justice nonprofit that is supporting the lawsuit. (41 words)

A partly familiar European history for which the author provides a point of divergence is Randall Garrett 's " Lord Darcy " series: a monk systemizing magic rather than science, so the use of foxglove to treat heart disease is called superstition. (40 words)

While doing this, over a period of 24 hours he focused the energy of the ruby on several people in a cafe, one of them a friend of Rose Walker and an ex-lover of Foxglove. (36 words)

Example sentences (14)

The larvae of the moth the " foxglove pug " consume the flowers of the common foxglove for food.

During a recent walk through his rooftop garden, home to thousands of native plants, Sullivan showed how to crush the little teardrop-shaped capsules on the ends of foxglove beardtongue stems and obtain seeds.

First the baby’s breath came in Spring 2021, flowering in beautiful white, then came the array of colors – red and yellow poppies, orange cosmos, and purple foxglove, among others.

Sama, which was hired by Meta to moderate Facebook content from Nairobi in 2019, informed 260 content moderators at the start of the year that were being laid off, according to Foxglove, a technology justice nonprofit that is supporting the lawsuit.

That’s why Foxglove (with openDemocracy) brought multiple legal cases seeking to shed light on this shadowy spy-tech firm’s beachhead in the NHS since their very first £1 no-bid pandemic contract.

A garden gnome is suspect number one in the case of the mysterious foxglove arrival.

An Account of the Foxglove and its Medical Uses 1785-1985.

A partly familiar European history for which the author provides a point of divergence is Randall Garrett 's " Lord Darcy " series: a monk systemizing magic rather than science, so the use of foxglove to treat heart disease is called superstition.

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At the time of her forced suicide, she was trying to reconcile with her girlfriend Donna ( Foxglove ).

Digoxin from the foxglove plant is used clinically, whereas bufalin and ouabain are used only experimentally due to their extremely high potency.

In 1785 he was elected a Fellow of the prestigious Royal Society and also published his Account of the Foxglove (see below).

In A Game of You, Foxglove is going out with Hazel McNamara, and the two help Thessaly rescue Barbie.

The first year of growth of the common foxglove produces only the stem with its long, basal leaves.

While doing this, over a period of 24 hours he focused the energy of the ruby on several people in a cafe, one of them a friend of Rose Walker and an ex-lover of Foxglove.

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Common combinations with foxglove

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "foxglove" in a sentence?
An example: "The larvae of the moth the " foxglove pug " consume the flowers of the common foxglove for food." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "foxglove" from authentic English texts.
What does "foxglove" mean?
Foxglove means: Any of genus Digitalis 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.
What are synonyms of "foxglove"?
Common synonyms of "foxglove" include: digitalis, herb, herbaceous plant.
How many example sentences with "foxglove" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "foxglove", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.