epiphora

About 0.07 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun epistrophe
2. noun Excessive tear production usually a result from an irritation of the eye.
3. noun Any member of the species Polystachya (syn. Epiphora) of yellowspike orchids, of tropical and subtropical environments worldwide.

Similar words

epistrophe epanaphora epanastrophe ecphonema repetitio epideixis epiphonema epimone epiphoneme epizeuxis

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