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eyebright noun[ C or U ] uk /ˈaɪ.braɪt/ us /ˈaɪ.braɪt/ a small, wild plant with white and purple flowers that was used to treat eye problems in the past: Grasses had taken over and smothered the eyebrights, wild thyme, and orchids. Eyebright contains an abundance of vitamins A and C. The eyebright is a pale little semi-parasitic flower that twines into the roots of grasses to get nourishment. Herbalists used eyebright as a poultice. The ecologically sensitive site is home to important plants including eyebright. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Flowers & flowering plants aconite adam-and-eve aeonium African daisy agapanthus edelweiss eglantine elderflower elephant ear erythronium loosestrife lords-and-ladies lotus love-in-a-mist lupin sedum sego lily self-heal senecio sensitive plant |