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# foxglove

noun (foxglove, foxgloves)

«foxglove» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A foxglove is a tall garden and wild plant with many bell-shaped purple, pink or white flowers hanging down one side of its stem. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foxglove/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science and nature walks: foxgloves grow in woods, hedges and gardens in the UK, Ireland, New Zealand and parts of North America and Australia; bees climb right inside the flowers to collect nectar. Safety: every part of the foxglove is poisonous — never eat it, and wash your hands after touching. In history and science, a medicine for the heart (digitalis) was first made from foxgloves, showing that dose matters. Phrases: foxglove flowers, wild foxglove.

### Examples

- Purple foxgloves grew along the woodland path. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foxglove/#x1)
- Bees crawl inside foxglove flowers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foxglove/#x2)
- All parts of a foxglove are poisonous — never eat them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foxglove/#x3)
- Wash your hands after touching foxgloves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foxglove/#x4)
- A heart medicine was first made from foxgloves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foxglove/#x5)
- Foxgloves can grow taller than a child. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foxglove/#x6)

### Note

Countable: foxgloves. The name is a compound of fox + glove (the flowers look like little glove fingers); it has nothing to do with real foxes wearing gloves, though folk tales say so. Some children's books show fairies wearing foxglove hats.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «foxglove» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foxglove/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«foxglove» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/foxglove.html) on Mova free.