epiphora

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιφορά (epiphorá).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪˈpɪfərə/
  • Hyphenation: e‧pi‧phor‧a

Noun

epiphora (countable and uncountable, plural epiphoras)

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

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