'Eyebright' definitions:
Definition of 'Eyebright'
From: GCIDE
- Eyebright \Eye"bright`\, n. (Bot.) A small annual plant (Euphrasia officinalis), formerly much used as a remedy for diseases of the eye. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'eyebright'
From: GCIDE
- 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 as beneficial in disorders of the eyes. [1913 Webster]
- Then purged with euphrasy and rue The visual nerve, for he had much to see. --Milton. [1913 Webster]