\Eu"phra*sy\, n. [NL. euphrasia, fr. Gr. ? delight, fr. ? to delight; ? well + ? heart, mind: cf. LL. eufrasia, F. eufrasie.] (Bot.) The plant eyesight ({euphrasia officionalis}), formerly regarded as beneficial in disorders of the eyes. Then purged with euphrasy and rue The visual nerve, for he had much to see. --Milton.