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Definition: EUPHRASY

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. The plant eyesight (euphrasia officionalis), formerly regarded as beneficial in disorders of the eyes.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Euphrasy" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1769. (references)

Etymology:Euphrasy \Eu"phra*sy\, noun. [New Latin expression. euphrasia, from the Greek expression delight, from to delight; well heart, mind: compare to late Latin eufrasia, French eufrasie.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: EUPHRASY

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Noun] Eyebright, a genus of plants, Euphrasia, called in French casse-lunette. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Definition: EUPHRASY

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. The plant eyesight (euphrasia officionalis), formerly regarded as beneficial in disorders of the eyes.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "EUPHRASY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1769. (references)

Etymology:Euphrasy \Eu"phra*sy\, noun. [New Latin expression. euphrasia, from the Greek expression delight, from to delight; well heart, mind: compare to late Latin eufrasia, French eufrasie.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: EUPHRASY

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Noun] Eyebright, a genus of plants, Euphrasia, called in French casse-lunette. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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