euphrasy

[ yoo-fruh-see ]

/ ˈyu frə si /

noun, plural eu·phra·sies.Botany.

eyebright.

Origin of euphrasy

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

Words nearby euphrasy

euphoriant, euphoric, euphorigenic, euphotic, euphotic zone, euphrasy, Euphrates, Euphrates River, euphroe, Euphrosyne, Euphues

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Example sentences from the Web for euphrasy

The words "euphrasy and rue" kept ringing in his brain, coming over and over with an awful mingling of chime and toll.
David Elginbrod|George MacDonald
Under the name of euphrasy it formerly enjoyed a great reputation in diseases of the eyes.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
Euphrasy or eyebright with its little bright eye was a medicine for sore eyes.
Masters of the Guild|L. Lamprey
Club Moss is considered good for all diseases of the eyes, and Euphrasy and Rue for dimness of sight.
Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics|Richard Folkard

British Dictionary definitions for euphrasy

euphrasy

/ (ˈjuːfrəsɪ) /

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

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单词	euphrasy
释义	euphrasy [ yoo-fruh-see ] / ˈyu frə si / noun, plural eu·phra·sies.Botany. eyebright. Origin of euphrasy 1425–75; late Middle English eufrasie<Medieval Latin eufrasia<Greek euphrasía cheerfulness, gladness (Compare euphraínein to cheer, be glad) Words nearby euphrasy euphoriant, euphoric, euphorigenic, euphotic, euphotic zone, euphrasy, Euphrates, Euphrates River, euphroe, Euphrosyne, Euphues Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for euphrasy The words "euphrasy and rue" kept ringing in his brain, coming over and over with an awful mingling of chime and toll. David Elginbrod\|George MacDonald Under the name of euphrasy it formerly enjoyed a great reputation in diseases of the eyes. The New Gresham Encyclopedia\|Various Euphrasy or eyebright with its little bright eye was a medicine for sore eyes. Masters of the Guild\|L. Lamprey Club Moss is considered good for all diseases of the eyes, and Euphrasy and Rue for dimness of sight. Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics\|Richard Folkard British Dictionary definitions for euphrasy euphrasy / (ˈjuːfrəsɪ) / 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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