Epiphora
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 epistrophe countable, rhetoric, uncountable
- 2 repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc. wordnet
- 3 Excessive tear production usually a result from an irritation of the eye. countable, uncountable
- 4 Any of species Polystachya (syn. Epiphora) of yellowspike orchids, of tropical and subtropical environments worldwide. countable, uncountable
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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιφορά (epiphorá).