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EYEBRIGHT

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eye⋅bright

[ahy-brahyt]
–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.
See under pimpernel.


Origin:
1525–35; eye + bright
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eye·bright   (ī'brīt')   
n.  Any of several plants of the genus Euphrasia, having small, opposite, toothed leaves and white and purplish flowers grouped in spikes.
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