Digitalis

[,dɪdʒɪ'telɪs]

(noun.) a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove.

Typist: Meg--From WordNet

(n.) A genus of plants including the foxglove.

(n.) The dried leaves of the purple foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), used in heart disease, disturbance of the circulation, etc.

Editor: Sidney

She had sent for Grace Stepney and was taking digitalis. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
Mrs. Peniston glanced at the clock, and swallowed a tablet of digitalis. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.

Editor: Sidney