euphrasy

[ yoo-fruh-see ]
/ ˈyu frə si /

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)

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.

  • 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.

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