EUPHRASY

euphrasy. Euphrasy, n. the herb eyebright

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Eu″phra‐sy (ū″frȧ‐sy̆), n. [[NL. euphrasia, fr. Gr. ευφρασἴα delight, fr. ευφραἴνειν to delight; εὐ̑ well + φρήν heart, mind: cf. LL. eufrasia, F. eufraise.]] (Bot.) The plant eyebright (Euphrasia officionalis), formerly regarded as beneficial in disorders of the eyes. Then purged with euphrasy and rue The visual nerve, for he had much to see. Milton.