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euphrasy [yoo-fruh-see] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural eu·phra·sies. Botany.
Origin of euphrasy 1425–75; late Middle English eufrasie Medieval Latin eufrasia Greek euphrasía cheerfulness, gladness (Compare euphraínein to cheer, be glad) Examples from the Web for euphrasy Historical Examples of euphrasy
Club Moss is considered good for all diseases of the eyes, and Euphrasy and Rue for dimness of sight.
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Richard Folkard
Under the name of euphrasy it formerly enjoyed a great reputation in diseases of the eyes.
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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.
George MacDonald
Euphrasy or eyebright with its little bright eye was a medicine for sore eyes.
L. Lamprey
British Dictionary definitions for euphrasy euphrasy noun plural -sies
- another name for eyebright
Word Origin for euphrasy C15 eufrasie: from Medieval Latin eufrasia, from Greek euphrasia gladness, from euphrainein to make glad, from eu- + phrēn mind