Eyebright
Definitions
Any of the flowering plants of the genus Euphrasia, originally as used to treat eye infections.
Equivalents
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Examples
“Paracelsus had been recommending the plant⟳ eyebright for bad eyes in the sixteenth century; it was still in widespread use⟳ in the eighteenth.”
“He looks for eyebright, a tiny flowering herb he has seen before, and which he knows would make⟳ a good eye-wash: not to be found.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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