Euphrasy

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.


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           Then purged with euphrasy and rue
           The visual nerve, for he had much to see. --Milton.
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