Eyebright

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of several plants of the genus Euphrasia, having small, opposite, toothed leaves and white and purplish flowers grouped in spikes.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. any of the flowering plants of the genus Euphrasia, some of which are used to treat eye infections
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A small annual plant (Euphrasia officinalis), formerly much used as a remedy for diseases of the eye.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The popular name of the plant Euphrasia officinalis. Also called eyewort.
  • n. Several plants which are either reputed remedies for diseases of the eye, or, more frequently, have bright flowers, usually with a central spot suggesting the pupil of the eye: Any plant of the genus Euphrasia.
  • n. The sundew, Drosera rotundifolia.
  • n. The Indian-pipe, Monotropa uniflora.
  • n. The pimpernel or poor-man's weather-glass, Anagallis arvensis.
  • n. The germander speedwell, Veronica Chamædrys: also called angel's-eye, bird's-eye, and god's-eye.
  • n. The bluet or innocence, Houstonia cærulea.
  • n. The officinal lobelia or emetic-weed, Rapuntium inflatum.
  • Word Usage
    "Wet-kneed, we walked by pastures filled with the white froth of meadowsweet and river-bank flora of lady's bedstraw, betony, devil's bit scabious, greater burnet and eyebright, kneeling several times to store memories of the scent of the last of the fragrant orchids."
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