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/yooh"freuh see/, n., pl. euphrasies. Bot.eyebright.[1425-75; late ME eufrasie < ML eufrasia < Gk euphrasía cheerfulness, gladness (Compare EUPHRAÍNEIN to cheer, be glad)]
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euphrasy — eu phra*sy ([=u] fr[.a]*s[y^]), n. [NL. euphrasia, fr. Gr. e yfrasi a delight, fr. e yfrai nein to delight; e y^ well + frh n heart, mind: cf. LL. eufrasia, F. eufraise.] (Bot.) The plant {eyebright} ({Euphrasia officionalis}), formerly regarded… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
euphrasy — [yo͞o′frə sē] n. pl. euphrasies [ME eufrasie < ML euphrasia < Gr < euphrainein, to cheer < eu (see EU ) + phrēn, mind (see PHRENO ] EYEBRIGHT … English World dictionary
euphrasy — n. eyebright plant (Botany) … English contemporary dictionary
euphrasy — n. (Bot.) Eye bright, euphrasia (Euphrasia officinalis) … New dictionary of synonyms
euphrasy — eu·phra·sy … English syllables
euphrasy — /ˈjufrəsi/ (say yoohfruhsee) noun → eyebright (def. 1). {late Middle English, from Medieval Latin euphrasia, from Greek euphrasia delight} …
euphrasy — n. eyebright plant … Dictionary of difficult words
euphrasy — ˈyüfrəsē noun ( es) Etymology: Middle English eufrasie, from Medieval Latin eufrasia, from Greek euphrasia good cheer, from euphrainein to gladden, from eu + phrainein (from phrēn mind) more at frenetic : an eyebright (Euphrasia officinalis) … Useful english dictionary
Euphrasia officionalis — euphrasy eu phra*sy ([=u] fr[.a]*s[y^]), n. [NL. euphrasia, fr. Gr. e yfrasi a delight, fr. e yfrai nein to delight; e y^ well + frh n heart, mind: cf. LL. eufrasia, F. eufraise.] (Bot.) The plant {eyebright} ({Euphrasia officionalis}), formerly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eyebright — euphrasy eu phra*sy ([=u] fr[.a]*s[y^]), n. [NL. euphrasia, fr. Gr. e yfrasi a delight, fr. e yfrai nein to delight; e y^ well + frh n heart, mind: cf. LL. eufrasia, F. eufraise.] (Bot.) The plant {eyebright} ({Euphrasia officionalis}), formerly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
