finger flower
/ˈfɪŋɡər ˌflaʊər/
noun
- A common name for the foxglove plant, which has tall spikes of bell-shaped flowers that fit over a finger like a glove.
- She recognized the purple finger-flower as a foxglove from her botany class.
- The children picked a finger-flower from the garden and slipped it onto their thumb.
- In the old cottage garden, finger-flowers grew tall against the stone wall.
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