foxglove的词源

英文词源

foxglove (n.)

Old English foxes glofa, literally "fox's glove." The flower shape is that of the finger of a glove (compare German Fingerhut "foxglove," literally "thimble," the source of digitalis). The reason for fox is lost in the mute past of English herb-lore. Compare Old English plant names foxesfot ("fox's foot") "xiphion;" foxesclate ("fox's bur") "burdock."

中文词源

foxglove：狐地黄

一种形似手指或手套的花，其学名为Dititalis, 手指花。fox词义不明，可能是指这种花漂亮。比较bullfrog, horseradish, dogwood, gooseberry.

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