fingerroot
- noun
- UK
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dedalera
- The leaves of fingerroot can be processed to obtain digitalis, a medication for heart conditions.
Examples
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The spectacular pink-purple flowers of fingerroot bloom in late spring in woodlands.
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Farmers need to keep livestock away from fingerroot because it is highly poisonous.
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The fingerroot plant thrives in moist environments.
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Farmers should be cautious of fingerroots around their livestock.
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Farmers need to keep livestock away from fingerroot because it is highly poisonous.
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The leaves of fingerroot can be processed to obtain digitalis, a medication for heart conditions.
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The spectacular pink-purple flowers of fingerroot bloom in late spring in woodlands.
Synonyms
A tall garden plant with large pink-purple tube-shaped flowers and leaves poisonous to animals
A tall plant with large pink-purple tube flowers whose leaves are poisonous but make heart medicine
A tall European plant with purple bell-shaped flowers whose leaves make a medicine for the heart and are poisonous
A tall European plant with clusters of pink-purple tube flowers whose leaves make heart medicine and can poison farm animals
A tall plant with clusters of large pink-purple tube-like flowers and leaves poisonous to farm animals
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fingerroot is simply made from finger and root, so imagine a plant with parts that look like 'fingers' to help you remember it. That's useful because fingerroot names a tall plant whose leaves are used for the heart medicine 'digitalis' and are poisonous to livestock.
