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Any of a group of flowering plants found in Europe and the Mediterranean region. They have showy spikes of bell-like flowers, and grow up to 1.5 m/5 ft high. (Genus Digitalis, family Scrophulariaceae.)
The wild species (D. purpurea), native to Britain, produces purple to reddish flowers. Its leaves were the original source of digitalis, a drug used for some heart problems.
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