euphrasy

[ yoo-fruh-see ]

noun

, Botany.

, plural eu·phra·sies.

1. eyebright.

euphrasy

/ ˈjuːfrəsɪ /

noun

1. another name for eyebright

Word History and Origins

Origin of euphrasy¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of euphrasy¹

C15 eufrasie: from Medieval Latin eufrasia, from Greek euphrasia gladness, from euphrainein to make glad, from eu- + phrēn mind

Example Sentences

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

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Euphrasy or eyebright with its little bright eye was a medicine for sore eyes.

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Club Moss is considered good for all diseases of the eyes, and Euphrasy and Rue for dimness of sight.

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

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