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fingerflower

/ˈfɪŋ.ɡəˌflaʊ.ə/

Traduction: Plante bisannuelle ou vivace, originaire d'Europe, à feuilles caduques, connue pour ses grappes spectaculaires de grandes fleurs tubulaires rose-pourpre. Ses feuilles servent à produire la digitale et sont toxiques pour le bétail.

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/ˈfɪŋ.ɡəˌflaʊ.ə/C1formalscientific
  • frPlante bisannuelle ou vivace, originaire d'Europe, à feuilles caduques, connue pour ses grappes spectaculaires de grandes fleurs tubulaires rose-pourpre. Ses feuilles servent à produire la digitale et sont toxiques pour le bétail.

A tall, leafy European biennial or perennial plant known for its spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers. Its leaves are used to produce the drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock.

  1. Foxglove plantB2formalscientific

    A tall European biennial or perennial plant known for its spectacular clusters of large, tubular pink-purple flowers; its leaves contain the drug digitalis and are toxic to animals.

    frDigitale pourpre

    • The fingerflower is often found growing in woodland clearings across Europe.
    • Medicinal digitalis is extracted from the leaves of the fingerflower.
    • Farmers keep livestock away from fingerflower plants because they are highly poisonous.
    • During summer, the garden was filled with the striking blooms of fingerflower.

    Synonymesdigitalisfoxglove