eyebright

American  

[ahy-brahyt] / ˈaɪˌbraɪt /

noun

1. any of various plants belonging to the genus Euphrasia, of the figwort family, as E. officinalis of Europe, formerly used for treating diseases of the eye.

2. the scarlet pimpernel. pimpernel

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eyebright British  

/ ˈaɪˌbraɪt /

noun

1. Also called: euphrasy. any scrophulariaceous annual plant of the genus Euphrasia, esp E. nemorosa, having small white-and-purple two-lipped flowers: formerly used in the treatment of eye disorders

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Etymology

Origin of eyebright

First recorded in 1525–35; eye + bright

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Example Sentences

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eyebright

Did yon ever see such lovely white violets?" she said; "and is not that eyebright delicate, with its edging of colour?

From Nobody by Susan Warner

They were simple flowers, such as I had known in childhood and had not found in Virginia—yarrow, and queen of the meadow, and bluebells, and the little eyebright.

From Salute to Adventurers by John Buchan

Great, pale blue bird-foot violets were blooming on favoured slopes, and in protected hollows patches of eyebright made fairy forests on the moss, while under tatters of dead leaves by the brookside arbutus blushed.

From Judith of the Cumberlands by Alice MacGowan

Then later came crimson campion and eyebright, dog roses and honeysuckles, columbine and centaury, grasses of all kinds, and harebell, and a multitude impossible to name; though the very naming is pleasant.

From The Old Helmet, Volume II by Susan Warner

The sight has often been injured by the use of belladonna, preparations of the calabar bean, eyebright, and other substances having a strong effect on the eyes.

From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous

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