euphrasy

American  

[yoo-fruh-see] / ˈyu frə si /

noun

Botany.

plural

euphrasies

1. eyebright.

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euphrasy British  

/ ˈjuːfrəsɪ /

noun

1. another name for eyebright

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Etymology

Origin of euphrasy

1425–75; late Middle English eufrasie < Medieval Latin eufrasia < Greek euphrasía cheerfulness, gladness (Compare euphraínein to cheer, be glad)

Example Sentences

O for the herb, the magic euphrasy, That should unmask thee to mine eyes, ah, me!

From Weeds by the Wall Verses by Cawein, Madison Julius

The words "euphrasy and rue" kept ringing in his brain, coming over and over with an awful mingling of chime and toll.

From David Elginbrod by MacDonald, George

The only trace of affectation, indeed, is in a certain dabbling, in earlier work, with names of jewels such as "chrysoprase," and plants such as "euphrasy" and "agrimony."

From Essays by Benson, Arthur Christopher

Amid all herbes that do grow, and are of greatest comfort and solace to mankind," so ran the passage, "a foremost place hath the euphrasy.

From The Manor House School by Dixon, Arthur A.

Under the name of euphrasy it formerly enjoyed a great reputation in diseases of the eyes.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various