false foxglove n 1: sparsely branched North American perennial with terminal racemes of bright yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia [syn: {Aureolaria virginica}, {Gerardia virginica}] 2: multi-stemmed North American annual having solitary axillary dark golden-yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia [syn: {Aureolaria pedicularia}, {Gerardia pedicularia}]